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Gordon Stanley Clinton.
American politician and mayor of Seattle (1920-2011)
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About Gordon Stanley Clinton
Gordon Stanley Clinton was the 44th mayor of Seattle. After defeating incumbent Mayor Allen Pomeroy in a close election in 1956, Clinton served two terms, from 1956 to 1964. Upon taking office, Clinton established the Metropolitan Problems Advisory Committee, headed by local community leader John Ellis, to suggest approaches to dealing with chronic local and regional problems. During his administration, Clinton tackled issues as divergent as regional governance, international trade, and discrimination in housing. He was a Republican.
Everything about Gordon Stanley Clinton →- Occupation
- politician, mayor
- Position held
- Mayor of Seattle
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- April 13, 1920
- Died
- November 19, 2011