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Mayors, Postmasters, Collectors of Customs


Mayors of San Antonio, 1837-2023 (may be incomplete!)
John W. Smith 1837-38 William H. Daingerfield 1838 Antonio Menchaca 1838-39 Samuel A. Maverick 1839-40 John W. Smith 1840-41 Juan N. Seguin 1841 Francis Gilbeau 1841 Juan N. Seguin 1841-42 John W. Smith 1842-44 Edward Dwyer 1844-46 Bryan Callaghan 1846-47 Charles F. King 1847 S. S. Smith 1847-48 Charles F. King 1848 S. S. Smith 1848-49 J. M. Devine 1849-51 J. S. McDonald 1851-52 Charles F. King 1852-53 J. M. Devine 1853-54 John M. Carolan 1854-55 James R. Sweet 1855-56 J. M. Devine 1856-57 J. H. Beck 1857 A. A. Lockwood 1857-59 James R. Sweet 1859-62 Samuel A. Maverick 1862-63 P. L. Buquor 1863-65 J. H. Lyons 1865 Daniel Cleveland 1865-66 J. H. Lyons 1866-67 W. C. A Thielepape 1867-72 S. G. Newton 1872 F. Giraud 1872-75 James H. French 1875-85 Bryan V. Callaghan, Jr. 1885-92 A. I. Lockwood 1892-93 George Paschal 1893-94 Henry Elmendorf 1894-97 Bryan V. Callaghan, Jr. 1897-99 Marshall Hicks 1899-1903 Frederick Terrell 1903 John S. Campbell 1903-05 Bryan V. Callaghan, Jr. 1905-12 William L. Richter 1912 A. H. Jones 1912-13 Albert Steves 1913 Clinton G. Brown 1913-17 Sam C. Bell 1917-21 O. B. Black 1921-23 John W. Tobin 1923-27 Phil Wright 1927 C. M. Chambers 1927-33 C. K. Quin 1933-39 Maury Maverick 1939-41 C. K. Quin 1941-43 Gus B. Mauerman 1943-47 Alfred Callaghan 1947-49 A. C. 'Jack' White 1949-52 Sam Bell Steves 1952-53 A. C. 'Jack' White 1953-54 R. L. Lester 1954 R. N. White, Sr. 1954-55 J. Edwin Kuykendall 1955-61 Walter W. McAllister 1961-71 John Gatti 1971-73 Charles L. Becker 1973-75 Lila Cockrell 1975-81 Henry G. Cisneros 1981-89 Lila Cockrell 1989-91 Nelson W. Wolff 1991-95 William E. Thornton 1995-97 Howard W. Peak 1997-2001 Ed Garza 2001-05 Phil Hardberger 2005-09 Julián Castro 2009-14 Ivy R. Taylor 2014-17 Ron Nirenberg 2017-

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1975 Apr 1: Lila Cockrell, advanced to runoff; John J. Monfrey, advanced to runoff; Eloy Centeno, defeated; Glenn B. Lacy, defeated; Perry E. Salinas, defeated; Albert U. Trevino, defeated; Bill Healey, defeated; L. C. Glasco, defeated; Howard L. Atwell, defeated; Patrick S. Mele, defeated.
  • 1975 Apr 15: Lila Cockrell, elected; John J. Monfrey, defeated.
  • 1977 Apr 2: Lila Cockrell, advanced to runoff; John J. Monfrey, advanced to runoff; Jose San Martin, defeated; James C. Willingham, defeated; L. C. Glasco, defeated; Paul Rodriguez, defeated; Susan Garry, defeated; George A. Bigley, defeated; Saul Edward Jasso, defeated.
  • 1977 Apr 16: Lila Cockrell, elected; John J. Monfrey, defeated.
  • 1979 Apr 7: Lila Cockrell, elected; Charles L. Becker, defeated; José Olivares, defeated; Gene Elder, defeated; Juan Dario Sauceda, defeated; Howard Curry, defeated; Andrea Doorack, defeated; Andy Carr, defeated; Robert W. Leahey, defeated.
  • 1981 Apr 4: Henry G. Cisneros, elected; John Steen, defeated; Jose San Martin, defeated; Howard Curry, defeated; Tony Prince, defeated; José Olivares, defeated; Mike Quillian, defeated; Kenneth B. Winter, defeated.
  • 1983 Apr 2: Henry G. Cisneros, elected; Karl Wurz, defeated; Stephanie Brooks, defeated; José Olivares, defeated; Thomas Edward Leggett, Jr., defeated; Juan Dario Sauceda, defeated.
  • 1985 Apr 6: Henry G. Cisneros, elected; Phil Pyndus, defeated; José Olivares, defeated; Will Camps, defeated; Henry Krawiec, defeated; Ramon Guevara, defeated.
  • 1987 Apr 4: Henry G. Cisneros, elected; Phil Pyndus, defeated; José Olivares, defeated; Steve Doubleday, defeated; Will Camps, defeated.
  • 1989 May 6: Lila Cockrell, elected; Carl S. Mauthe, defeated; Manuel Obregón=Flores, defeated; Julius Sadowsky, Jr., defeated; Joseph V Rodriguez=de=Cisneros, defeated; José Olivares, defeated; Will Camps, defeated.
  • 1991 May 4: Maria Antonietta Berriozabal, advanced to runoff; Nelson W. Wolff, advanced to runoff; Lila Cockrell, defeated; Van Archer, defeated; Kay Turner, defeated; Jimmy Hasslocher, defeated; José Olivares, defeated; Victor T. Hernandez, defeated; Eugenio Macias, defeated; Lowell Embs, defeated; Will Camps, defeated.
  • 1991 May 25: Nelson W. Wolff, elected; Maria Antonietta Berriozabal, defeated.
  • 1993 May 1: Nelson W. Wolff, elected; Patrick R. Morales, defeated; Joseph V Rodriguez=de=Cisneros, defeated; David L. Alvarado, defeated.
  • 1995 May 6: William E. Thornton, advanced to runoff; Kay Turner, advanced to runoff; Joseph V Rodriguez=de=Cisneros, defeated; Louis Podesta, defeated; Bill Coward, defeated; Dave Leitt, defeated.
  • 1995 May 30: William E. Thornton, elected; Kay Turner, defeated.
  • 1997 May 3: Kay Turner, advanced to runoff; Howard W. Peak, advanced to runoff; William E. Thornton, defeated; Maria Elena Torralva, defeated; Henry Avila, defeated; Joseph V Rodriguez=de=Cisneros, defeated; Hardeman Smyer, defeated.
  • 1997 May 27: Howard W. Peak, elected; Kay Turner, defeated.
  • 1999 May 1: Howard W. Peak, elected; Tony R. Garza, defeated; Louis Podesta, defeated; Eloy Centeno, defeated; Joseph V Rodriguez=de=Cisneros, defeated.
  • 2001 May 6: Ed Garza, elected; Tim Bannwolf, defeated; Art Hall, defeated; Shirley C. Thompson, defeated; Al Rohde, defeated; Mike Yates, defeated; Julie Iris Oldham, defeated; Andrew Fernandez=Vicencio, defeated; Drew Warthen, defeated; Michael Idrogo, defeated; Fanny Mayahuel-Thomas, defeated.
  • 2003 May 3: Ed Garza, elected; Shirley C. Thompson, defeated; Michael Idrogo, defeated.
  • 2005 May 7: Julián Castro, advanced to runoff; Phil Hardberger, advanced to runoff; Carroll W. Schubert, defeated; Julie Iris Oldham, defeated; Everett Caldwell, defeated; Rhett R. Smith, defeated; Michael Idrogo, defeated.
  • 2005 Jun 7: Phil Hardberger, elected; Julián Castro, defeated.
  • 2007 May 12: Phil Hardberger, elected; Patrick McCurdy, defeated; Eiginio Rodriguez, defeated; Julie Iris Oldham, defeated; R. G. Griffing, defeated; Michael Idrogo, defeated; Rhett R. Smith, defeated.
  • 2009 May 9: Julián Castro, elected; Trish DeBerry-Mejia, defeated; Diane Cibrian, defeated; Sheila D. McNeil, defeated; Rhett R. Smith, defeated; Lauro A. Bustamante, defeated; Julie Iris Oldham, defeated; Michael Idrogo, defeated; Napoleon Madrid, defeated.
  • 2011 May 14: Julián Castro, elected; Will McLeod, defeated; Rhett R. Smith, defeated; James Rodriguez, defeated; Michael Idrogo, defeated.
  • 2013 May 11: Julián Castro, elected; Rhett R. Smith, defeated; Jesus G. Reyes, defeated; Michael Idrogo, defeated; Raymond Zavala, defeated; Irma Rosas, defeated; Sergio Falcon, defeated.
  • 2015 May 9: Leticia Van de Putte, advanced to runoff; Ivy R. Taylor, advanced to runoff; Michael Villarreal, defeated; Tommy Adkisson, defeated; Paul A. Martinez, defeated; Cynthia Brehm, defeated; Douglas S. Emmett, defeated; Michael Idrogo, defeated; Cynthia T. Cavazos, defeated; Raymond Zavala, defeated; Rhett R. Smith, defeated; Julie Iris Oldham, defeated; Gerard X. Ponce, defeated; Pogo Mochello Reese, defeated.
  • 2015 Jun 13: Ivy R. Taylor, elected; Leticia Van de Putte, defeated.
  • 2017 May 6: Ivy R. Taylor, advanced to runoff; Ron Nirenberg, advanced to runoff; Manuel Medina, defeated; Kevin Roles, defeated; Antonio Díaz, defeated; Will McLeod, defeated; Felicio Hernandez Flores II, defeated; John M. Velasquez, defeated; Gerard X. Ponce, defeated; Michael Idrogo, defeated; Rhett R. Smith, defeated; Stephen Lucke, defeated; Julie Iris Oldham, defeated; Napoleon Madrid, defeated.
  • 2017 Jun 10: Ron Nirenberg, elected; Ivy R. Taylor, defeated.
  • 2019 May 4: Ron Nirenberg, advanced to runoff; Greg Brockhouse, advanced to runoff; John M. Velasquez, defeated; Antonio Díaz, defeated; Tim Atwood, defeated; Matt Pina, defeated; Bert T. Cecconi, defeated; Michael Idrogo, defeated; Carlos Castanuela, defeated.
  • 2019 Jun 8: Ron Nirenberg, elected; Greg Brockhouse, defeated.
  • 2021 May 1: Ron Nirenberg, elected; Greg Brockhouse, defeated; Denise Gutierrez-Homer, defeated; Gary Allen, defeated; Antonio Díaz, defeated; Tim Atwood, defeated; Jacq'ue Miller, defeated; Ray Basaldua, defeated; Michael Idrogo, defeated; John M. Velasquez, defeated; Dan Martinez, defeated; Frank Adam Muniz, defeated; Justin Macaluso, defeated; Joshua James Galvan, defeated.
  • 2023 May 6: Ron Nirenberg, elected; Christopher T. Schuchardt, defeated; Gary Allen, defeated; Michael Samaniego, defeated; Diana Flores=Uriegas, defeated; Christopher Longoria, defeated; Ray Basaldua, defeated; Armando Dominguez, defeated; Michael Idrogo, defeated.


    Postmasters at San Antonio, 1846-1970 (may be incomplete!)
    James L. Trueheart 1846-47 O. C. Woodward 1847 Ralph William Peacock 1847-48 John Bowen 1848-55 Alexander G. Brown 1855-56 Henry L. Radaz 1856-61 E. C. Dewey 1861-65 Sidney P. Gambie 1865-76 Margaret E. Norris 1876-79 John C. Manning 1879-83 James P. Newcomb 1883-85 Henry P. Howard 1885-89 Samuel M. Johnson 1889-94 Joseph M. George 1894-98 George Gay Clifford 1898-1906 John J. Stevens 1906-14 George D. Armistead 1914-21 Joseph J. Fuller 1921-22 Peter G. Lucas 1922-34 Daniel J. Quill 1934-35 Daniel J. Quill 1935-70


    Collectors of Customs at San Antonio, 1917-32 (may be incomplete!)
    Thomas A. Coleman as of 1917 Roy Campbell as of 1927-32


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