LEGISLATIVE · DC · 1975-1991
John A. Wilson
Ward 2 Councilmember · Democrat · District of Columbia
On the record
Later DC Council Chair; died by suicide 1993; namesake of John A. Wilson Building (DC city hall)
SEVERITY · SUICIDE
Background
John A. Wilson (Democrat) was District of Columbia's Ward 2 Councilmember 1975–1991 (16 years). Earliest occupant of this seat in Officium's records; succeeded by Jack Evans. In-office record: Later DC Council Chair; died by suicide 1993; namesake of John A. Wilson Building (DC city hall). Same-year political environment (1975): Governor Walter Washington.
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Others who held this office in District of Columbia
- Brooke Pinto (2020-present)
- Jack Evans (1991-2020)