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Ted Wilson | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Ted_Wilson_1984.jpeg) Wilson in 1984 | |
| 30th Mayor of Salt Lake City | |
| In office 1976–1985 | |
| Preceded by | Conrad B. Harrison |
| Succeeded by | Palmer DePaulis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 18, 1939 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Died | April 11, 2024 (aged 84) Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Holly Mullen |
| Children | 5, including Jenny |
| Alma mater | University of Utah, University of Washington |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army National Guard |
| Years of service | 1957–1963 |
Ted Lewis Wilson (May 18, 1939 – April 11, 2024) was an American politician who served as the 30th mayor of Salt Lake City[1] from 1976 until July 1985. He won three elections. Wilson resigned during his third term to become the director of the Hinckley Institute of Politics at the University of Utah where he held an adjunct assistant professorship of Political Science.
His terms were highlighted by an election in May 1979 to change the five-member commission form of government to a mayor/council form. This initiative was the consequence of a city scandal involving the take-over of the city personnel department by the chief of police.
Other highlights of Wilson's administration included reconstruction of the Salt Lake City International Airport, re-building the city's sewage treatment plant, retooling the water system, and expanding the green space of the city's parks department. Wilson also initiated and passed the first historical and foothill preservation ordinances in the city's history. Wilson was the executive director of the Utah Rivers Council, a Utah-based environmental organization.
- ^ Leal, David L. (2006). Electing America's governors: the politics of executive elections. Macmillan. pp. 164–. ISBN 978-1-4039-7528-7. Retrieved 6 May 2011.