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List of mayors of Corpus Christi, Texas

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The following is a list of mayors of Corpus Christi, Texas.[1][2] The current mayor is Paulette Guajardo.

Name Term
Benjamin F. Neal 1852–1853
E. H. Winfield 1853 (Resigned)
C. R. Hopson 1853–1854 (Pro-tem)
Henry F. Berry 1854–1855
Benjamin F. Neal 1855–1856
Henry A. Maltby 1856–1857 (Resigned)
Cornelius Cahill 1857 (Pro-tem)
Henry W. Berry 1857 (abandoned office)
Ruben Holbein 1857–1860
Henry W. Berry 1860–1863
Dr. George W. Robertson 1863–1866
Weymon N. Staples 1866–1868
Nelson Plato 1868–1870
J. B. Mitchell 1870–1872
Perry Doddridge 1872–1875
Nelson Plato 1875–1876
William Headen 1876–1877
J. C. Russell 1877
John Marks Davenport Moore 1877–1880
John Bernard Murphy 1880–1884
George F. Evans 1884–1886
Cheston C. Heath 1886–1888
Henry Keller 1888–1892
Oscar C. Lovenskiold 1892–1902
H. H. Segrest 1902–1904 (Acting Mayor)
H. H. Segrest 1904–1908
Dan Reid 1908–1909 (Died in office)
W. H. Hull 1909–1910 (Pro-tem)
Clark Pease 1910–1913
Roy Miller 1913–1919
Gordon Boone 1919–1921
Dr. Perry Gl Lovenskiold 1921–1931
Edwin F. Flato 1931–1933
William Shaffer 1933–1935
Dr. H. R. Giles 1935–1937
A. C. McCaughan 1937–1945
Roy Self 1945–1946 (Resigned)
Robert T. Wilson 1946–1947 (Died in office)
Wesley Eli Seale 1947–1949
Leslie Wasserman 1949–1953
A. Albert Lichtenstein 1953–1954 (Resigned)
Ellroy King 1954 (Pro tem)
P. C. Callaway 1954–1955
Farrell D. Smith 1955–1959
Ellroy King 1959–1961
Ben F. McDonald 1961–1963
Dr. James L. Barnard 1963–1965
Dr. McIver Furman 1965–1967
Jack R. Blackmon 1967–1971
Ronnie Sizemore 1971–1973
Jason Luby 1973–1979
Luther Jones 1979–1987
Betty Turner 1987–1991
Mary Rhodes 1991–1997
Loyd Neal 1997–2005
Henry Garrett 2005–2009
Joe Adame 2009–2012
Nelda Martinez 2012–2016
Dan McQueen 2016–2017 (in office 37 days before resigning via Facebook[3])
Joe McComb 2017–2021
Paulette Guajardo 2021–present

The acting pro-tem, Gabe Lozano, finished out his term until 1979. (Luby resigned in order to run for Congress and city ordinance prohibited him from holding his position while running for another office)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Corpus Christi Caller-Times, March 20, 1947.
  2. ^ Corpus Christi Public Libraries: Local History Vertical File: City Government. Accessed 6 Apr 2009.
  3. ^ "Corpus Christi mayor resigns after just 37 days". Fox News. January 19, 2017.