Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from the District of Columbia's at-large district
In office March 23, 1971 – January 3, 1991
Preceded by
Constituency reestablished
Succeeded by
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Personal details
Born
Walter Edward Fauntroy
(1933-02-06) February 6, 1933 (age 91) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Dorothy Simms
(m. 1957)
Children
2
Education
Virginia Union University (BA) Yale University (BDiv)
Walter Edward Fauntroy Jr. (born February 6, 1933) is an American pastor, civil rights activist, and politician who was the Washington, D.C. delegate to the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1991. He was a candidate for the 1972 and 1976 Democratic presidential nominations as a favorite son.[1][2]
^Apple Jr, R. W. (December 8, 1971). "Black in Capital to Enter Primary; Fauntroy to Run May 2 as Favorite-Son Candidate". The New York Times. Retrieved May 27, 2010.
^"Our Campaigns - US President - D Primaries Race - Mar 07, 1972". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
Walter Edward Fauntroy Jr. (born February 6, 1933) is an American pastor, civil rights activist, and politician who was the Washington, D.C. delegate to...
Sr., Charles Rangel, Louis Stokes, and Washington, D.C,. delegate Walter E. Fauntroy. Chisholm referred to the group as "unbought and unbossed". Five founding...
manager was Donna Brazile. The delegate position was open because Del. WalterFauntroy was running for mayor rather than seeking reelection. Norton received...
nearly four miles from the Lincoln Memorial rally site. Rustin and WalterFauntroy negotiated some security issues with the government, gaining approval...
Evers Medgar Evers Myrlie Evers-Williams Chuck Fager James Farmer WalterFauntroy James Forman Marie Foster Golden Frinks Andrew Goodman Robert Graetz...
Evers Medgar Evers Myrlie Evers-Williams Chuck Fager James Farmer WalterFauntroy James Forman Marie Foster Golden Frinks Andrew Goodman Robert Graetz...
Evers Medgar Evers Myrlie Evers-Williams Chuck Fager James Farmer WalterFauntroy James Forman Marie Foster Golden Frinks Andrew Goodman Robert Graetz...
Evers Medgar Evers Myrlie Evers-Williams Chuck Fager James Farmer WalterFauntroy James Forman Marie Foster Golden Frinks Andrew Goodman Robert Graetz...
Evers Medgar Evers Myrlie Evers-Williams Chuck Fager James Farmer WalterFauntroy James Forman Marie Foster Golden Frinks Andrew Goodman Robert Graetz...
Evers Medgar Evers Myrlie Evers-Williams Chuck Fager James Farmer WalterFauntroy James Forman Marie Foster Golden Frinks Andrew Goodman Robert Graetz...
Wisconsin (declined November 6, 1971; endorsed McGovern on March 31) WalterFauntroy, Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from the District of...
Evers Medgar Evers Myrlie Evers-Williams Chuck Fager James Farmer WalterFauntroy James Forman Marie Foster Golden Frinks Andrew Goodman Robert Graetz...
Voice and Sing" was entered into the Congressional Record by Del. WalterFauntroy (D-DC). It was also added to the National Recording Registry in 2016...
influential German director Erwin Piscator alongside Marlon Brando, Tony Curtis, Walter Matthau, Bea Arthur, and Poitier, while performing with the American Negro...
Press. p. 177. ISBN 978-1-61075-380-7. Alexander, Leslie M; Rucker, Jr, Walter C. (2010-02-09). Encyclopedia of African American History. Abc-Clio. p. 707...
Civil Rights Drive". The New York Times. Retrieved June 19, 2018. Goodman, Walter (May 3, 1989). "An Imaginary Meeting of Dr. King and Malcolm X". The New...
Evers Medgar Evers Myrlie Evers-Williams Chuck Fager James Farmer WalterFauntroy James Forman Marie Foster Golden Frinks Andrew Goodman Robert Graetz...
Evers Medgar Evers Myrlie Evers-Williams Chuck Fager James Farmer WalterFauntroy James Forman Marie Foster Golden Frinks Andrew Goodman Robert Graetz...
Evers Medgar Evers Myrlie Evers-Williams Chuck Fager James Farmer WalterFauntroy James Forman Marie Foster Golden Frinks Andrew Goodman Robert Graetz...
Evers Medgar Evers Myrlie Evers-Williams Chuck Fager James Farmer WalterFauntroy James Forman Marie Foster Golden Frinks Andrew Goodman Robert Graetz...
Global Information