W. Selden Washington
Washington with William Tyler Page (left) and Henry Woodhouse (right) in 1929.

Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Alexandria
In office January 12, 1944 – January 13, 1948
Preceded by	Maurice D. Rosenberg
Succeeded by	Armistead L. Boothe

Personal details
Born	September 13, 1889 Marshall, Fauquier County, Virginia
Died	July 21, 1953 Alexandria, Virginia
Resting place	Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia
Political party	Democrat
Spouse	Irene Watkins Tinley
Children	2
Education	Bliss Electrical School
Occupation	realtor, officer, politician
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1917-1918
Rank	2nd Lieutenant
Unit	Coast Artillery Corps
Battles/wars	World War I

Wilson Selden Washington (September 13, 1889 – July 21, 1953) was a realtor and Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates.

Early life and education

Washington was born on September 13, 1889, in Marshall in Fauquier County, Virginia, to Lawrence Washington and Frances Lackland. He was descended from John Augustine Washington, the brother of President George Washington.

The family moved to Alexandria during his childhood. Washington attended the Alexandria Public Schools, then the Bliss Electrical School in Washington, D.C. During World War I, Washington enlisted in June 1917 in the United States Army Coast Artillery Corps; he was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in November 1918.^[1]

Washington married Irene Watkins Tinsley in 1920. They had two children, Wilson Selden Washington, Jr. and Nancy James Washington.

Career and politics

Washington was a member of Grace Episcopal Church in Alexandria, as well as the local Rotary Club. A Freemason, he served as Master of Alexandria-Washington Lodge No. 22. He was also a member of Army Navy Country Club and the Boy Scouts of America and served as President of the Alexandria-Arlington-Fairfax Real Estate Board as well as the Northern Virginia Underwriters Association.

In 1943, Washington was elected to the House of Delegates representing Alexandria and won re-election, serving two terms, succeeded by Armistead L. Boothe.^[2]

Death

Washington died on July 21, 1953, in Alexandria.^[3] He is buried at Ivy Hill Cemetery in Alexandria.

References

^ Virginia House of Delegates Member biographies
^ Cynthia Miller Leonard, The Virginia General Assembly, 1619-1978 (Richmond, Virginia State Library 1978) pp. 678, 685
^ Virginia House of Delegates Member biographies

Virginia House of Delegates Preceded byMaurice D. Rosenberg Representing Alexandria, Virginia 1944–1948 Succeeded byArmistead L. Boothe

v t e Washington family
First generation	Lawrence Washington (1602–1652)	Coat of arms of the Washington family
Second generation	John Washington
Third generation	Lawrence Washington (1659–1698)
Fourth generation	Augustine Washington Bailey Washington
Fifth generation	Lawrence Washington (1718–1752) Augustine Washington Jr. George Washington Betty Washington Lewis Samuel Washington John Augustine Washington Charles Washington Henry Washington William Washington Bailey Washington Jr. Lund Washington
Sixth generation	William Augustine Washington Bushrod Washington George Steptoe Washington Lawrence Augustine Washington George William Washington
Seventh generation	John Thornton Augustine Washington George Corbin Washington Bushrod C. Washington Peter Grayson Washington
Eighth generation	Lawrence Berry Washington Lewis Washington Benjamin Franklin Washington William D. Washington Eugenia Washington
Tenth generation	W. Selden Washington
Washington family residences Abingdon Arlington House Beall-Air Blakeley Cedar Lawn Claymont Court Fairfield Ferry Farm George Washington Birthplace National Monument Happy Retreat Harewood Kenmore Mary Washington House Mount Vernon Richwood Hall Ridgedale Rising Sun Tavern River Farm Sulgrave Washington Old Hall