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Mayors of Houston, Texas

Mayors of Houston, 1862-2005 (may be incomplete!)
Thomas W. House 1862 Henry Scherffius 1890 John T. Browne 1892-96 H. Baldwin Rice 1896 Samuel H. Brashear 1898 John D. Woolford 1900 R. H. Fonville 1937 Oscar F. Holcombe 1952 Roy Hofheinz 1953-55 Lewis W. Cutrer 1958-63 Louie Welch 1964-73 Fred Hofheinz 1974-77 James McConn 1978-81 Kathy Whitmire 1982-91 Bob Lanier 1992-98 Lee P. Brown 1998-2004 Bill White 2004-

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1957: Lewis W. Cutrer, elected.
  • 1959: Lewis W. Cutrer, elected.
  • 1961: Lewis W. Cutrer, elected.
  • 1963: Louie Welch, elected; Lewis W. Cutrer, defeated.
  • 1999 Nov 2: Lee P. Brown, elected; Jack Terence, defeated; Outlaw Josey Wales IV, defeated.

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    Henry L. Clinton, Apollo Hall, New York City, February 3, 1872
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