Thomas D'Alesandro III

Thomas D'Alesandro III
D'Alesandro in 2011
44th Mayor of Baltimore
In office
December 1967  December 1971
Preceded byTheodore McKeldin
Succeeded byWilliam Donald Schaefer
Personal details
Born
Thomas Ludwig John D'Alesandro III

(1929-07-24)July 24, 1929
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
DiedOctober 20, 2019(2019-10-20) (aged 90)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Margie Piracci
(m. 1952)
Children5
Parent(s)Thomas D'Alesandro Jr.
Annunciata Lombardi
RelativesNancy Pelosi (sister) Paul Pelosi (brother-in-law)
EducationLoyola University Maryland (BA)
University of Maryland, Baltimore (LLB)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1952–1955

Thomas Ludwig John D'Alesandro III (July 24, 1929 – October 20, 2019) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 44th mayor of Baltimore from 1967 to 1971. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the president of the Baltimore City Council from 1962 to 1967. During his tenure as mayor, the Baltimore riot of 1968 occurred. He was the eldest son of Thomas D'Alesandro Jr., the 41st mayor of Baltimore; and brother of Nancy Pelosi, the 52nd speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and first woman to hold that office.