John Nevius
John A. Nevius (July 15, 1920 – April 23, 1993)
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.
Prior to his public life, Nevius was a graduate of Princeton University's class of 1942. He served as a naval officer in the Pacific during WWII, and returned to Washington, DC to practice law afterwards.
Married to Sheila Sheldon in 1950, Nevius had two children, Katherine and Theodore (Ted). He and his second wife Sally (née 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."
Nevius 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.
- ISBN 978-0-8018-8246-3.
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