Fred W. Silverthorne

Captain Frederick William 'Fred' Silverthorne, USN (Ret.) was the mayor of the City of Fairfax from 1978 to 1982.

Silverthorne was born in Buffalo, New York and grew up in Chicago, Illinois.

Silverthorne married Bette Brackett in 1943, and the couple would have four children.

Silverthorne moved to Fairfax in 1962 and became involved in local affairs, serving on the Fairfax City Planning Commission and as chairman of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. He was elected to the Fairfax City Council in 1974.

In 1978, Silverthorne unseated incumbent mayor Nathaniel F. Young by running on a platform that favored greater cooperation by the city with Fairfax County.