Albert Dean Rosellini was an American politician who served as the 15th governor of Washington from 1957 to 1965 and was both the first Italian-American and Roman Catholic governor elected west of the Mississippi River.
11 Facts About Albert Rosellini
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Albert Rosellini worked his way through college and law school at the University of Washington, graduating in 1933 with his classmate Hugh J Rosellini, a childhood friend and later state Supreme Court justice.
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At the age of 29, Albert Rosellini was elected to the state senate as its youngest member, representing the 33rd district in south Seattle, the home of many Italian immigrants.
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Albert Rosellini shepherded construction of the former longest floating bridge in the world, the original Evergreen Point Floating Bridge, which opened in 1963 and carried State Route 520 over Lake Washington from Seattle to Medina.
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Governor Albert Rosellini attempted to portray Evans as a supporter of Barry Goldwater and his record as antithetical to the interests of labor, welfare, and education.
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Albert Rosellini made a comeback bid eight years later in 1972; he captured the Democratic nomination, but was again defeated by Evans.
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In 2003, Albert Rosellini was back in the news briefly when he was reported to have delivered campaign contributions to Seattle City Council members on behalf of strip-club owners, one of whom was a convicted racketeer.
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Until his death, Albert Rosellini attended fundraisers for candidates and helped raise money for charities, particularly the Washington State Olympics Committee, which he chaired for many years.
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Albert Rosellini celebrated his 100th birthday in January 2010, becoming one of the few US state governors ever to reach the age of 100.
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Albert Rosellini died of complications related to pneumonia in Seattle on October 10,2011 at the age of 101.
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Albert Rosellini's funeral was at St James Cathedral in Seattle, and he was buried at Calvary Cemetery, alongside his wife.