Wilson Selden Washington (September 13, 1889 – July 21, 1953) was a realtor and Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates.
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Washington was born on September 13, 1889 in Marshall, Virginia in Fauquier County to Lawrence Washington and Frances Lackland. He was descended from John Augustine Washington, the brother of President George Washington.
In his childhood, the family moved to Alexandria and Washington attended the Alexandria Public Schools Bliss Electrical School in Washington, DC. During World War I, Washington enlisted in June 1917 in the Coast Artillery Corps; he was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in November 1918.[1]
Washington married Irene Watkins Tinsley in 1920. They had two children, Wilson Selden Washington, Jr. and Nancy James Washington.
Washington was a member of Grace Episcopal Church in Alexandria, and also the Rotary Club. He was Mason and served as Master of Alexandria-Washington Lodge No. 22. He was also a member of Army and Navy Country Club, the Boy Scouts of America and served as President of the Alexandria-Arlington-Fairfax Real Estate Board, as well as the Northern Virginia Underwriters Association.
In 1943, Washington was elected to the House of Delegates representing Alexandria and he served two terms.
Washington died on July 21, 1953 in Alexandria.[2] He is buried at Ivy Hill Cemetery in Alexandria.
| Virginia House of Delegates | ||
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| Preceded by Maurice D. Rosenberg |
Representing Alexandria, Virginia 1944–1948 |
Succeeded by Armistead L. Boothe |