Albert Rosellini

Albert Dean Rosellini ( born January 21, 1910 in Tacoma, Washington; † October 10, 2011 in Seattle, Washington ) was an American politician and from 1957 to 1965 the 15th Governor of the state of Washington.

Since the death of Elmer L. Andersen, the former governor of Minnesota, in 2004, he was the oldest living former governor of all U.S. states. With 101 years and nine months Rosellini reached by all current acting governors in U.S. history, the highest age.

Career

Early years and political rise

Albert Rosellini studied until 1933 at the University of Washington law. After that, he was 1933-1941 Deputy District Attorney in King County. From 1941 to 1943 he served as Assistant Attorney General of the State of Washington. He was also a member of the State Senate from 1938 until 1956.

In 1956 he was elected as a candidate of the Democratic Party as the new governor: With 54.6 percent of the vote, he stood up to the Republicans Emmett T. Anderson.

Governor of Washington

Rosellini took office on 14 January 1957. After a re-election in 1960 he was able to exercise it until 11 January 1965. During his tenure, the hospitals for the mentally handicapped and the penal institutions of the state were better equipped. With the Department of Commerce and Economic Development, a combined trade and economic ministry was created. In the area of public financial management, a new billing system was introduced. In 1957, the so-called " Washington Public Power Supply System ( WPP )" was introduced, which was to exploit the energy reserves of the state better. Also in Rosellinis tenure was in 1962 in Seattle, the World's Fair (Century 21 Exposition ) instead. In 1964, Rosellini applied for a third term. But this time he lost to Daniel J. Evans and therefore had to resign from his post in January 1965.

Further CV

After his governorship to Rosellini withdrew from politics. He remained but continued to work as a lawyer. Also the beginning of the 21st century he was still active despite his advanced age in this area. In the years after 1965, he was also involved in various business enterprises. To him belonged example, a gas station and a car wash. He also owned an oil company and was in the beer trading. Since 1988, the bridge of the highway 520 across Lake Washington is named as the Governor Albert D. Rosellini Bridge - Evergreen Point to him.

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