Albert Rosellini

Albert Dean Rosellini (January 21, 1910 – October 10, 2011) was the 15th Governor of the state of Washington for two terms, from 1957 to 1965, and was the first Italian American, 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 Medical School and Dental School, and build the second floating bridge across Lake Washington. On March 18, 2011, Rosellini became the longest-lived U.S. state governor ever, having reached a lifespan of 101 years and 56 days on that date. This record was formerly held by Jimmie...