biography
pronunciation:
[moskohnay]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1929–78)
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| biography:
| Lawyer and mayor, born in San Francisco, California, USA. After serving in the navy, he worked as a lawyer. He was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (1963), then served as state senator (1967–77). Elected mayor of San Francisco (1977), he supported a variety of liberal policies. He was shot to death by a former city supervisor, who also killed Supervisor Harvey Milk. |
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