Dan White

Dan White
White in January 1978
Born
Daniel James White

(1946-09-02)September 2, 1946
DiedOctober 21, 1985(1985-10-21) (aged 39)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Resting placeGolden Gate National Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Mary Burns
(m. 1976)
Conviction(s)Voluntary manslaughter (2 counts)
Criminal penalty7 years and 8 months imprisonment
Details
VictimsGeorge Moscone, 49
Harvey Milk, 48
CountryUnited States
State(s)California
WeaponSmith & Wesson Model 36
Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors
from the 8th district
In office
January 8, 1978 – November 10, 1978
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byDon Horanzy
Personal details
Children3
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1965–1971
RankSergeant
Unit101st Airborne Division
Battles/warsVietnam War

Daniel James White (September 2, 1946 – October 21, 1985) was an American politician who assassinated George Moscone, the mayor of San Francisco, and Harvey Milk, a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, inside City Hall on November 27, 1978. White was convicted of manslaughter for the deaths of Milk and Moscone and served five years of a seven-year prison sentence. Less than two years after his release, he returned to San Francisco and later committed suicide.