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Richardson Dilworth
Dilworth in 1947
91st Mayor of Philadelphia
In office
January 2, 1956 – February 12, 1962
Preceded byJoseph S. Clark Jr.
Succeeded byJames Tate
17th President of the United States Conference of Mayors
In office
1960–1961
Preceded byRichard J. Daley
Succeeded byW. Haydon Burns
16th District Attorney of Philadelphia
In office
January 7, 1952 – January 2, 1956
Preceded byJohn Maurer
Succeeded byVictor H. Blanc
Personal details
Born(1898-08-29)August 29, 1898
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJanuary 23, 1974(1974-01-23) (aged 75)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
  • Elizabeth Brockie
    (m. 1922; div. 1935)
  • Ann Elizabeth Kaufman
    (m. 1935)
Children5
Alma materYale University
Military service
AllegianceRichardson Dilworth United States
Branch/serviceRichardson Dilworth United States Marine Corps
RankMajor
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II

Richardson K. Dilworth (August 29, 1898 – January 23, 1974)[1] was an American Democratic Party politician who served as the 91st mayor of Philadelphia from 1956 to 1962. He twice ran as the Democratic nominee for governor of Pennsylvania, in 1950 and in 1962. He is to date the last White Anglo-Saxon Protestant mayor of Philadelphia.

  1. ^ Mayer, Michael S. (2009). The Eisenhower Years. ISBN 9781438119083. Retrieved February 11, 2016.

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