Ted Blunt
| Theodore Blunt | |
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| President, City Council of Wilmington, Delaware | |
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In office January 8, 2001 – 2009 |
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| Wilmington City Council | |
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In office 1985–2000 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 22, 1943 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Alice Latrelle Jackson |
| Relations | John Blunt, WCAU |
| Children | Lisa Blunt Rochester, Thea and Marla |
| Residence | Wilmington, Delaware |
Theodore "Ted" Blunt (born March 22, 1943) is a retired American elected official, educator and former athlete. Blunt's political career in the state of Delaware included serving 16 years as a Wilmington District Councilman and 8 years as City Council President. In addition, Blunt was inducted in the following Halls of Fame for excelling in basketball and community service: Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (C.I.A.A.), National Black Colleges and Universities, Winston-Salem State University, Simon Gratz High School.
Blunt was born (March 22, 1943) and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is one of four children born to Helen and John Blunt. Ted and his family were no strangers to hardships and difficult times. Growing up in the James Weldon Johnson Housing Projects in North Philadelphia, the family developed their shared belief in hard work, persistence and a strong family bond.
He graduated from Simon Gratz High School in Philadelphia and Winston-Salem Teachers College (now Winston-Salem State University. WSSU) with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education. Three years later Blunt graduated from Rutgers University with a master's degree in Social Work.
His professional career started in Philadelphia as a Juvenile Gang Worker and immediately after graduate school he worked as a group therapist at Temple University. In 1969, Ted and his family moved to Wilmington, Delaware, where he served as a director for Peoples Settlement Association. His desire to improve the lives of young people was further realized in the field of education, where he served as a central office administrator for 36 years of credited service in three different school districts (Wilmington, New Castle County and the Red Clay Consolidated School Districts).
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