Birth Name: Lawrence Douglas Wilder
Place of Birth: Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Date of Birth: January 17, 1931
Ethnicity: African-American
Douglas Wilder is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as Governor of Virginia, from January 13, 1990 to January 15, 1994. He was also Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, from January 18, 1986 to January 12, 1990, and Mayor of Richmond, Virginia, from January 2, 2005 to January 1, 2009.
He is the first African-American to serve as Governor of a U.S. state since Reconstruction.
He was a candidate for the Democratic Party’s nomination for President of the United States in 1992.
Douglas is the son of Beulah Olive (Richards) and Robert Judson Wilder.
Douglas’s paternal grandparents were James W. Wilder (the son of John Wilder and Martha Washington) and Agnes W. Johnson.
Douglas’s maternal grandmother was named Mary.