Vivian Caver
Member of the Washington House of Representatives for the 37th district
In office
January 10, 1994 – January 9, 1995
Preceded byGary Locke
Succeeded byKip Tokuda
Personal details
Born(1928-06-13)June 13, 1928
Jackson, Tennessee, United States
DiedAugust 22, 2021(2021-08-22) (aged 93)
Seattle, Washington
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMonroe Starkey Caver
Alma materUniversity of Washington
Occupationhuman rights activist

Vivian Leona Mead Caver (June 13, 1928 – August 22, 2021) was an American politician in the state of Washington. Appointed to a 37th District vacancy, Caver was the third African-American woman to serve in the Washington House of Representatives, serving the 37th district from 1994 to 1995. An alumnus of Morgan State College and the University of Washington, she was a human rights activist.[1][2][3][4]

She directed the Seattle Human Rights Commission before her appointment to the Washington State House of Representatives.[5]

She died on August 22, 2021, in Seattle, Washington, at age 93.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Washington State Yearbook". Information Press. March 24, 1994 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Lilian Caver, Washington State Legislature Member Biographies
  3. ^ "Vivian Caver". Washington State Historical Society.
  4. ^ "Caver, Vivian Leona (1928 - ) - The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed". www.blackpast.org. December 25, 2008.
  5. ^ "Caver, Vivian Leona (1928 - ) | The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed". www.blackpast.org. December 25, 2008. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  6. ^ "Vivian L. Caver, who fought for change in Seattle for more than half a century, dies at 93". The Seattle Times. August 27, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2021.


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