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Albert Rosellini
Albert Rosellini
15th Governor of Washington
	In office; 1957–1965
Preceded by	Arthur Langlie
Succeeded by	Daniel J. Evans
Personal details
Born	January 21, 1910; Tacoma, Washington, United States
Died	October 10, 2011 (aged 101); Seattle, Washington, United States
Political party	Democratic
Profession	Lawyer

Albert Dean Rosellini (born January 21, 1910 in Tacoma, Washington; died October 10, 2011 in Seattle, Washington) was a lawyer from the U.S. state of Washington. Rosellini was part of the Democratic Party and was the Governor of Washington (1957–1965) for two terms.^[1]

Rosellini died of pneumonia. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living person to have been a governor of a U.S. state, having lived longer than any other State Governor in US history, and was the first Italian American Catholic to become a governor of a state west of the Mississippi River.^[source?] He was called "Taxellini" by people who did not think he was doing a good job as a governor, while he was called "The Gov." by people who did think he was doing a good job.

References

↑ Brunner, Jim (October 10, 2011). "Gov. Rosellini: Out of office since 1965, not out of sight". Seattle Times Newspaper. Retrieved November 6, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)

Preceded by Arthur Langlie	Governor of Washington 1957–1965	Succeeded by Dan Evans
Preceded by Elmer Lee Andersen	Oldest living US governor November 15, 2004 – October 10, 2011	Succeeded by Raúl Héctor Castro