Francis Griffith Newlands

Historical marker location:

3307 Western Avenue Northwest, Chevy Chase, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of Chevy Chase Circle Northwest and Connecticut Avenue Northwest, in the median on Chevy Chase Circle Northwest.)

Marker installed: 1933

1878 - 1917.

The District did not have full voting rights until 1961: Although residents of the District of Columbia have been paying federal taxes since 1861, it was not until 1961 that they were granted the right to vote in presidential elections. It wasn't until 1973 that residents were granted the right to elect their own mayor and city council.