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Lionel Wilson (politician)
1915–1998
United States
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Lionel Joseph Wilson (March 14, 1915 – January 23, 1998) was an American political figure and a member of the Democratic Party. He was the first Black mayor of Oakland, California, serving three terms as mayor of Oakland from 1977 until 1991.
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