| LC control no. | n 88014871 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Wilder, Lawrence Douglas, 1931- |
| Variant(s) | Wilder, Doug, 1931- Wilder, Douglas, 1931- Wilder, L. Douglas (Lawrence Douglas), 1931- |
| See also | Virginia. Governor (1990-1994 : Wilder) |
| Biography/History note | Individual was a Bronze Star and Spingarn Medal awardee. |
| Located | Richmond (Va.) |
| Birth date | 1931-01-17 |
| Place of birth | Richmond (Va.) |
| Affiliation | Virginia Union University (Richmond, Va.) United States. Army Howard University. School of Law Virginia. General Assembly. Senate Virginia. Governor |
| Profession or occupation | Governors Mayors Lawyers Politicians |
| Found in | Yancey, D. When hell froze over : the untold story of Doug Wilder, 1988: ECIP galley (Lieut. Governor of Va.) book p. 24 (Lawrence Douglas Wilder; b. 1931) Edds, M. Claiming the dream : the victorious campaign of Douglas Wilder of Virginia, 1990: p. xi (L. Douglas Wilder) prologue (Lawrence Douglas Wilder) Virginia. State Crime Commission. Report of the Virginia State Crime Commission on victims ... 1990: p. 2 (Governor of Virginia, L. Douglas Wilder) Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present: From the Age of Segregation to the Twenty-first Century, accessed April 21, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Wilder, Douglas; Lawrence Douglas Wilder; governor, mayor, lawyer, politician; born 17 January 1931 in Richmond, Virginia, United States; degree in chemistry from Virginia Union University (1951); served in U.S. Army and won Bronze Star for heroic acts in battle; graduated from law school at Howard University (1959); passed the Virginia bar; won a special election for Virginia State Senate (1969-1985); elected lieutenant governor of Virginia (1985); elected governor (1989-1994); NAACP awarded him Spingarn Medal (1990); Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond named its School of Government and Public Affairs after him; became a mayor of Richmond (2004)) |
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