About Mary Burke Washington
Lived 1926 – 2014 (aged 88). Mary Burke Washington was an American economist.
Mary Cornelia Burke Washington (formerly Mary Burke Nicholas; July 6, 1926 – November 30, 2014) was an American economist, former New York state official, and advocate for women and other marginalized groups in public life. She held a variety of positions in federal, state, and city government in New York throughout the 1970s and 1980s.
Early life and education She was born Mary Cornelia Burke on July 6, 1926, in Tuskegee, Alabama, to Ruth Freeland and Walter Sturgeon Burke.
Personal life Washington was known as Mary Burke Nicholas prior to her 1994 marriage to Walter Washington, a widower who had previously held office as the first elected Mayor of the District of Columbia from 1967 to 1979.
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American economist (1926-2014)
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Mary Burke Washington was born on 6 July 1926 in Tuskegee.
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Mary Burke Washington died on 30 November 2014.
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Mary Burke Washington was an economist.
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