John Nevius
John A. Nevius (July 15, 1920 – April 23, 1993)[1][2] was a graduate of Princeton University's class of 1942. He was a naval officer in the Pacific during WWII, and a lawyer and politician who served as the last head of Washington, DC's pre-Home Rule city council. Nevius was first appointed to the council by President Lyndon Johnson from 1967 to 1969. In 1972, President Richard Nixon appointed him as Chairman of the council. In 1974, the advent of home rule brought DC's first elected council and council chairman. Nevius, a self-described "WASP Republican,"[3] did not run for the position, and he was succeeded by Sterling Tucker.
He ran for the first D.C. Delegate to Congress, losing to the Reverend Walter E. Fauntroy, in 1970. He was also a long time member of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Administration (WMATA) board of directors during construction of Washington's Metro system, including serving as chairman.
Married to Sheila Sheldon in 1950, Jack had two children, Katherine and Theodore (Ted). He and his second wife Sally (nee Cunningham) had one daughter, Kristina. Sally later gained some notoriety by co-founding the Parents Music Resource Center together with Tipper Gore and several other "Washington wives."
Jack died at the age of 72 from complications due to lymphoma and ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease).
Notes[]
- ^ "John A. Nevius: Social Security Death Index (SSDI) Death Record". Genealogy Bank. Social Security Administration. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
- ^ Barnes, Bart (1993-04-24). "John Nevius, City Council Member, Dies". The Washington Post.
- ^ Schrag, Zachary M. (2006). The Great Society Subway: A History of the Washington Metro. JHU Press. p. 165. ISBN 978-0-8018-8246-3.
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