W. Selden Washington
Washington with William Tyler Page (left) and Henry Woodhouse (right) in 1929.
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Alexandria
In office
January 12, 1944 – January 13, 1948
Preceded byMaurice D. Rosenberg
Succeeded byArmistead L. Boothe
Personal details
BornSeptember 13, 1889
Marshall, Fauquier County, Virginia
DiedJuly 21, 1953
Alexandria, Virginia
Resting placeIvy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia
Political partyDemocrat
SpouseIrene Watkins Tinley
Children2
EducationBliss Electrical School
Occupationrealtor, officer, politician
Military service
Allegiance United States of America
Branch/serviceUnited States Army seal United States Army
Years of service1917-1918
Rank 2nd Lieutenant
UnitCoast Artillery Corps
Battles/warsWorld War I

Wilson Selden Washington (September 13, 1889 – July 21, 1953) was a realtor and Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates.

Early life and education

Washington was born on September 13, 1889, in Marshall in Fauquier County, Virginia, to Lawrence Washington and Frances Lackland. He was descended from John Augustine Washington, the brother of President George Washington.

The family moved to Alexandria during his childhood. Washington attended the Alexandria Public Schools, then the Bliss Electrical School in Washington, D.C. During World War I, Washington enlisted in June 1917 in the United States Army Coast Artillery Corps; he was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in November 1918.[1]

Washington married Irene Watkins Tinsley in 1920. They had two children, Wilson Selden Washington, Jr. and Nancy James Washington.

Career and politics

Washington was a member of Grace Episcopal Church in Alexandria, as well as the local Rotary Club. A Freemason, he served as Master of Alexandria-Washington Lodge No. 22. He was also a member of Army Navy Country Club and the Boy Scouts of America and served as President of the Alexandria-Arlington-Fairfax Real Estate Board as well as the Northern Virginia Underwriters Association.

In 1943, Washington was elected to the House of Delegates representing Alexandria and won re-election, serving two terms, succeeded by Armistead L. Boothe.[2]

Death

Washington died on July 21, 1953, in Alexandria.[3] He is buried at Ivy Hill Cemetery in Alexandria.

References

  1. ↑ Virginia House of Delegates Member biographies
  2. ↑ Cynthia Miller Leonard, The Virginia General Assembly, 1619-1978 (Richmond, Virginia State Library 1978) pp. 678, 685
  3. ↑ Virginia House of Delegates Member biographies


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