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| | Anthony A. Williams - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Williams is the adopted son of Virginia and the late Lewis Williams, and is one of eight children. |
 | | Williams led the city into a fiscal recovery, which made him a popular figure; having been "drafted" by popular support, he was elected mayor in 1998, despite not having held any elected office since sitting on the New Haven, Connecticut Board of Aldermen when a student at Yale University. |
 | | Williams was instrumental in arranging a deal to move the financially ailing Montréal Expos, a Major League Baseball team, to Washington, D.C. Although he faced opposition from much of the D.C. City Council, Wiliams eventually prevailed—and in late December 2004, the Council approved by one vote a financing plan for a new stadium. |
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