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Lila May Banks Cockrell (January 19, 1922 – August 29, 2019) was an American politician who served twice as mayor of San Antonio, Texas. During World War II, she served in the WAVES branch of the United States Navy. She served as President of the Dallas and San Antonio chapters of the League of Women Voters during the 1950s.
Lila Cockrell, First Woman Mayor of San Antonio. Image from Twitter (City of San Antonio) Born: 1922 (Fort Worth) Died: 2019 (San Antonio) Noted For: Lila Banks Cockrell was noted as the first woman to serve as mayor of San Antonio, Texas. In 1975, Lila Cockrell stepped onto the pages of history—twice—when she became the first woman elected ...
1 de sept. de 2019 · Credit: Bonnie Arbittier / San Antonio Report. Ever since her death Thursday, the homages to Lila Cockrell have flowed like the San Antonio River she loved so much. Lila, San Antonio’s first woman mayor and one of the first to hold that office in a major U.S. city, was many things: World War II veteran, much-loved wife and mother ...
29 de ago. de 2019 · Lila May Banks Cockrell, San Antonio’s first female mayor who served four terms and helped usher in a city government that was more representative of its population, died Thursday morning. She was 97.
5 de sept. de 2019 · Cockrell has been called a “transitional mayor” for overseeing San Antonio while it emerged into a more diverse and democratic era, leaving behind a corrupt, business-dominated political system, said former San Antonio Mayor and U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Henry Cisneros.
29 de ago. de 2019 · Lila Cockrell, San Antonio’s first female mayor and the first of her gender to lead one of America’s 10 largest cities, died Thursday. She was 97. Cockrell lived for public service and was a...
28 de abr. de 2022 · Updated: November 30, 2023. Download the app & subscribe. TSHA Members receive a discounted rate. When elected in a runoff in April 1975, San Antonio's Lila Cockrell became the first woman mayor of a major Texas city and the first woman mayor of the nation's largest fifteen cities.
