Lewis Wesley Cutrer

Lewis Wesley Cutrer (November 5, 1904 โ€“ May 7, 1981) served as Mayor of Houston, Texas from 1957โ€“1963. Among his chief accomplishments while in office were the construction of Houston Intercontinental Airport (now George Bush Intercontinental Airport) and the Lake Livingston development project.[1]

Lewis Cutrer
53rd Mayor of Houston
In office
1958โ€“1964
Preceded byOscar Holcombe
Succeeded byLouie Welch
Personal details
Born
Lewis Wesley Cutrer

November 5, 1904
Osyka, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedMay 7, 1981(1981-05-07) (aged 76)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Resting placeMemorial Oaks Cemetery Houston, Texas
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseCatherine Hopson
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Mississippi
ProfessionAttorney
Lewis W. Cutrer Terminal C at George Bush Intercontinental Airport is named after Cutrer.

The Houston Airport System named Lewis W. Cutrer Terminal C at George Bush Intercontinental Airport after Cutrer.[2]

References

  1. "Cutrer, Lewis Wesley". The Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved February 9, 2007.
  2. Gonzales, J. R. "A little on Lewis Cutrer." Houston Chronicle. November 5, 2007. Retrieved on January 17, 2009.


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