William Donald Schaefer
American politician (1921-2011) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 89
William Donald Schaefer was an American politician who served in public office for 50 years at both the state and local level in Maryland.
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Schaefer in 1975
Schaefer speaking at USS Antietam commissioning for the United States Navy, 1987
Schaefer at the unveiling of a Monument dedicated to the "Maryland 400", Prospect Park, August 27, 1991.
The flag-draped casket of William Donald Schaefer being carried into historic Old Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, at North Charles and East Saratoga Streets, April 27, 2011Awards
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As a Democrat, he was the 45th mayor of Baltimore from December 1971 to January 1987, the 58th governor of Maryland from January 21, 1987, to January 18, 1995, and the 32nd comptroller of Maryland from January 20, 1999, to January 17, 2007. On September 12, 2006, he was defeated in his reelection bid for a third term as Comptroller by Maryland Delegate Peter Franchot in the Democratic Party primary.
