Albert Rosellini, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Albert Rosellini

state senator and governor of Washington

Date of Birth: 21-Jan-1910

Place of Birth: Tacoma, Washington, United States

Date of Death: 10-Oct-2011

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Albert Dean Rosellini (January 21, 1910 – October 10, 2011) was an American politician, the 15th governor of the state of Washington for two terms, from 1957 to 1965, and was the first Italian American and Roman Catholic governor elected west of the Mississippi River.During a political career that spanned 40 years, Rosellini was an activist leader who worked to reform the state's prisons and mental health facilities, expand the state highway system, create the University of Washington's medical and dental schools, and build the second floating bridge across Lake Washington. Rosellini is the longest-lived U.S.
state governor ever, having reached the age of 101 years, 262 days.