Wilson Goode

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Wilson Goode
95th Mayor of Philadelphia
In office January 2, 1984 – January 6, 1992
Preceded by	Bill Green
Succeeded by	Ed Rendell
Personal details
Born	Woodrow Wilson Goode Sr. (1938-08-19) August 19, 1938 (age 86) Seaboard, North Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Velma Goode ​ (m. 1960)​
Children	W. Wilson Goode Jr.
Education	Morgan State University (BA) University of Pennsylvania (MPA) Eastern University (DMin)

Woodrow Wilson Goode Sr. (born August 19, 1938) is an American politician and former Mayor of Philadelphia and the first African American to hold that office. He served from 1984 to 1992, a period which included the controversial MOVE police action and house bombing in 1985. Goode was also a community activist, chair of the state Public Utility Commission, and managing director for the City of Philadelphia.