Background
Wilson, Pete was born on August 23, 1933 in Lake Forest, Illinois, United States. Son of James Boone and Margaret (Callaghan) Wilson.
Wilson, Pete was born on August 23, 1933 in Lake Forest, Illinois, United States. Son of James Boone and Margaret (Callaghan) Wilson.
Bachelor of Arts English Literature, Yale University, 1955;
Juris Doctor, University of California, Berkeley, 1962;
Doctor of Laws, Grove City College, 1983;
Doctor of Laws, University of California, San Diego, 1983;
Doctor of Laws, University San Diego, 1984.
Member California State Assembly from 76th District, Sacramento, 1966-1971. Mayor City of San Diego, 1971-1983. United States Senator from California, 1983-1991.
Governor State of California, 1991-1998. Managing director Pacific Capital Group, Beverly Hills, California, 1999—2002. Distinguished visiting fellow Hoover Institute, Stanford, California, since 1999.
From 2nd lieutenant to 1st lieutenant United States Marine Corps, 1955-1958, Hawaii.
Trustee Conservation Foundation. Member executive board San Diego County council Boy Scouts American. Honorary trustee Southern California Council Soviet Jews.
Advisory member Urban Land Institute, 1985-1986. Founding director Retinitis Pigmentosa International. Honorary director Alzheimer's Family Center, Inc., 1985.
Honorary board directors Shakespeare-San Francisco, 1985. Member National Military Family Association (advisory board), Phi Delta Phi, Zeta Psi.
Married 1st Betty Robertson (divorced). Married 2nd Gayle Edlund Graham in 1983.