List of mayors of Corpus Christi, Texas
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The following is a list of mayors of Corpus Christi
, Texas
Joe Adame was elected mayor on 4 Apr 2009 and sworn in on 19 May 2009.
Mayor Jason Luby resigned in late 1978 (if I'm not mistaken). He definitely did not finish out his term due to controversy. Verify this with CC Caller-Times archives.
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)
Corpus Christi, Texas
Corpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas. The county seat of Nueces County, it also extends into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patricio counties. The MSA population in 2008 was 416,376. The population was 305,215 at the 2010 census making it the...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
| Mayor | 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 M. 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 Henry Garrett (politician) Henry Garrett was the mayor of Corpus Christi, Texas from 2005 to 2009. He was elected April 2, 2005 with over 70% of the vote for a 2 year term.-External links:*... |
2005–2009 |
| Joe Adame Joe Adame Joseph Anthony Adame is the current mayor of Corpus Christi, Texas.He was born to Gumercinda and Cayatanio Adame in Spohn Hospital in Corpus Christi TX.... |
2009–present (Incumbent) |
Joe Adame was elected mayor on 4 Apr 2009 and sworn in on 19 May 2009.
Mayor Jason Luby resigned in late 1978 (if I'm not mistaken). He definitely did not finish out his term due to controversy. Verify this with CC Caller-Times archives.
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)