List of mayors of Corpus Christi, Texas explained

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

NameTerm
Benjamin F. Neal1852–1853
E. H. Winfield1853 (Resigned)
C. R. Hopson1853–1854 (Pro-tem)
Henry F. Berry1854–1855
Benjamin F. Neal1855–1856
Henry A. Maltby1856–1857 (Resigned)
Cornelius Cahill1857 (Pro-tem)
Henry W. Berry1857 (abandoned office)
Ruben Holbein1857–1860
Henry W. Berry1860–1863
Dr. George W. Robertson1863–1866
Weymon N. Staples1866–1868
Nelson Plato1868–1870
J. B. Mitchell1870–1872
Perry Doddridge1872–1875
Nelson Plato1875–1876
William Headen1876–1877
J. C. Russell1877
John Marks Davenport Moore1877–1880
John Bernard Murphy1880–1884
George F. Evans1884–1886
Cheston C. Heath1886–1888
Henry Keller1888–1892
Oscar C. Lovenskiold1892–1902
H. H. Segrest1902–1904 (Acting Mayor)
H. H. Segrest1904–1908
Dan Reid1908–1909 (Died in office)
W. H. Hull1909–1910 (Pro-tem)
Clark Pease1910–1913
Roy Miller1913–1919
Gordon Boone1919–1921
Dr. Perry Gl Lovenskiold1921–1931
Edwin F. Flato1931–1933
William Shaffer1933–1935
Dr. H. R. Giles1935–1937
A. C. McCaughan1937–1945
Roy Self1945–1946 (Resigned)
Robert T. Wilson1946–1947 (Died in office)
Wesley Eli Seale1947–1949
Leslie Wasserman1949–1953
A. Albert Lichtenstein1953–1954 (Resigned)
Ellroy King1954 (Pro tem)
P. C. Callaway1954–1955
Farrell D. Smith1955–1959
Ellroy King1959–1961
Ben F. McDonald1961–1963
Dr. James L. Barnard1963–1965
Dr. McIver Furman1965–1967
Jack R. Blackmon1967–1971
Ronnie Sizemore1971–1973
Jason Luby1973–1979
Luther Jones1979–1987
Betty Turner1987–1991
Mary Rhodes1991–1997
Loyd Neal1997–2005
Henry Garrett2005–2009
Joe Adame2009–2012
Nelda Martinez2012–2016
Dan McQueen2016–2017 (in office 37 days before resigning via Facebook[3])
Joe McComb2017–2021
Paulette Guajardo2021–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

Notes and References

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