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2 unusual facts about Albert Rosellini


Albert Rosellini

Rosellini was defeated in his bid for a third term as governor by Republican Daniel J. Evans in 1964.

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.



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Washington State Cougars

Governor Albert Rosellini had presented him to WSU in 1964 from Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo.