
Douglas Wilder is a politician, lawyer born in Richmond (United States).
Lawrence Douglas Wilder (born January 17, 1931) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 66th governor of Virginia from 1990 to 1994. He was the first African American to serve as governor of a U.S. state since the Reconstruction era, and the first African American ever elected as governor. He is currently a professor at the namesake Wilder School at Virginia Commonwealth University. Born in Richmond, Virginia, Wilder graduated from Virginia Union University and served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He established a legal practice in Richmond after graduating from the Howard University School of Law. A member of the Democratic Party, Wilder won election to the Virginia Senate in 1969. He remained in that chamber until 1986, when he took office as the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, becoming the first African American to hold statewide office in Virginia.
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| Born | 17 January 1931, Richmond |
| Profession | politician, lawyer |
| Nationality | United States |
| Educated at | Virginia Union University, Howard University School of Law, Armstrong High School |
| Children | Lawrence D. Wilder, Jr. |
| Awards | Spingarn Medal, honorary degree, Phoenix Award, Bronze Star Medal |
| Moon Sign (Rashi) | Sagittarius |
| Nakshatra | Purva Ashadha (Pada 4) |
| Sun Sign | Capricorn |
| Ascendant (Lagna) | Leo |
| Birth data reliability | Reference |
Birth details come from a published reference (source: Web) and have not been checked against a birth record, so the Moon sign is usually right but the Ascendant could differ.
Computed with Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri ayanamsa).
Our library holds 385 politicians with a computed Vedic chart from reliable birth data. 34 of them (9%) have the Moon in Sagittarius, like Douglas Wilder, and 22 (6%) share the Purva Ashadha Nakshatra — the #2 most common Moon Nakshatra among politicians, where Uttara Bhadrapada leads with 25 (6%).
For scale, an even spread would put about 3.7% in each of the 27 Nakshatras and 8.3% in each Moon sign. These are simple counts from our dataset, not a prediction.
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Douglas Wilder was born on 17 January 1931 in Richmond. Birth details come from a published reference (source: Web) and have not been checked against a birth record, so the Moon sign is usually right but the Ascendant could differ.
Douglas Wilder's Moon sign (Rashi) is Sagittarius and the Nakshatra is Purva Ashadha, pada 4, computed with Swiss Ephemeris using the Lahiri ayanamsa.
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