Art Agnos
Art Agnos | |
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| 39th Mayor of San Francisco | |
| In office January 8, 1988 – January 8, 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Dianne Feinstein |
| Succeeded by | Frank Jordan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Arthouros Agnos September 1, 1938 Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Sherry Hankins |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Bates College Florida State University |
Arthur Christ Agnos (born Arthouros Agnos; September 1, 1938) is an American Democratic politician. He was the 39th mayor of San Francisco, California from 1988 to 1992.[1] He was the Regional Head of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development from 1993 to 2001.
On December 13, 1973, Agnos was shot twice in the chest at point-blank range. He said he lost a year of his life to recuperation.[2] This was one attack of the Zebra murders and attempted murders in the city from October 1973 to April 1974.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Art Agnos: "It was an extraordinary kind of time."". What's on the 6th floor?: San Francisco Public Library's San Francisco History Center. San Francisco Public Library. 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
- ↑ Miller, Johnny (August 21, 2015). "Agnos Opposes Parole for Attacker (news coverage from 1990)". SF Gate. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- ↑ Green, Emily (November 1, 2015). "Ex-Mayor Agnos to have quadruple bypass heart surgery". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
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