List of mayors of San Antonio
The following is a list of mayors of San Antonio, Texas.
| Mayor of the City of San Antonio | |
|---|---|
 Coat of Arms of San Antonio | |
 Flag of San Antonio | |
| Residence | Private residence |
| Formation | 1731 |
| Website | www |
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San Antonio operates under a council–manager form of government.[1] While the mayor presides over meetings of the City Council and is paid $3,000 more than other members of the Council, the mayor does not wield executive authority or veto power. Rather, the mayor has one vote (of 11) on the city council, and the city manager, appointed by the City Council, has executive power (the city charter gives the manager the responsibility to "execute the laws and administer the government of the city").[1] However, the mayor does have additional ceremonial responsibilities, such as issuing proclamations. Additionally, the mayor is the only city-wide elected official, and "a high-profile mayor can wield considerable political influence" in the city. For example, the San Antonio Express-News editorial board wrote that Mayor Julian Castro has "a mastery of political skill that made him a strong force in a weak mayor structure" during his term (2009–14).[3]
Under Texas law, the mayor, like the city council, is selected in a non-partisan election. When a vacancy occurs, the city council appoints an interim mayor.[4] The mayor, like the other members of the city council, serves a two-year term, with a four-term limit. Since 1975, every mayor of San Antonio has previously served on the city council.
Colonial (1731-1821) and Mexican (1821-1836) San Antonio
The mayors of colonial San Antonio served one-year terms, although there were exceptions: some mayors, such as José Curbelo, Ignacio Lopez de Armas and Jose Felix Menchaca, held office several times. Juan Leal Goraz became the first mayor of La Villa de San Fernando, the settlement which would later become known as the city of San Antonio, after its founding on March 9, 1731.[5][6]
| Years of Service | Mayor |
|---|---|
| 1731–32
(civil founding of San Antonio) |
Juan Leal Goraz |
| 1733 | Antonio de los Santos |
| 1734 | Manuel de Niz |
| 1735 | Juan Leal Goraz (2nd term) |
| 1736 | Antonio de los Santos (2nd term) |
| 1737 | Juan Curbelo |
| 1738 | Ignacio Lorenzo de Armas |
| 1739 | Juan Curbelo (2nd term) |
| 1740 | Juan Delgado |
| 1741 | Antonio Rodríguez Medero |
| 1742 | Patricio Rodríguez |
| 1743 | Antonio Sosa |
| 1744 | Antonio López Aguado y Villafuente |
| 1745 | Juan José Montes de Oca |
| 1746 | José Curbelo |
| 1747 | Mateo Pérez |
| 1748 | Juan José Padrón |
| 1748 | José Leal |
| 1750 | Juan José Padrón (2nd term) |
| 1751 | José Curbelo (2nd term) |
| 1752-53 | Luis Antonio Menchaca |
| 1755 | Manuel Delgado |
| 1756 | Antonio López Aguado y Villafuente (2nd term) |
| 1757 | José Curbelo (3rd term) |
| 1758 | Juan José Flores |
| 1759-1760 | Martín Lorenzo de Armas |
| 1761 | Antonio López Aguado y Villafuente (3rd term) |
| 1762 | Juan José Flores (2nd term) |
| 1763 | Luis Antonio Menchada (2nd term) |
| 1764 | Ignacio Lorenzo de Armas (2nd term) |
| Since April, 1764 | Francisco Delgado |
| 1765 | Bernabé de Carbajal |
| 1766 | Domingo Delgado |
| 1767 | Miguel Gortari |
| 1768 | Jacinto Delgado |
| 1769 | Francisco Flores de Abrego |
| 1770 | Simón de Arocha |
| 1771 | José Félix Menchaca |
| 1772-73 | Domingo Delgado (2nd term) |
| 1774 | Joaquín Menchaca |
| 1775 | Amador Delgado |
| 1776 | Vicente Álvarez Travieso |
| 1777 | Manuel Delgado (2nd term) |
| 1778 | José Félix Menchaca (2nd term) |
| 1779 | Francisco Flores de Abrego (2nd term) |
| 1780 | Toribio de la Fuente Fernández |
| 1781 | Francisco Flores de Abrego (3rd term) |
| 1782 | Juan José de la Santa |
| 1783 | Manuel Delgado (3rd term) |
| 1784 | Francisco Javier Rodríguez |
| 1785 | Salvador Rodríguez |
| 1786 | Juan José de la Santa (2nd term) |
| 1787 | Simón de Arocha (2nd term) |
| 1788 | José Félix Menchaca (3rd term) |
| 1789-90 | Ignacio Calvillo |
| 1791 | Francisco de Arocha |
| 1792 | Vicente Ferrer Enriquez de Amador |
| 1793 | Manuel de Arocha |
| 1794 | Ramón de las Fuentes |
| 1795 | José Félix Menchaca (4th term) |
| 1796 | Salvador Rodríguez (2nd term) |
| 1797 | José Roberto Núñez |
| 1798 | Manuel de Arocha (2nd term) |
| 1799 | Juan José de la Garza |
| 1800 | Manuel Delgado (4th term) |
| 1801 | Manuel María Barrera |
| 1802 | José Antonio Saucedo |
| 1803 | José Félix Menchaca (5th term) |
| 1804 | Tomás de Arocha |
| 1805 | Ignacio Pérez |
| 1806-07 | José Antonio Saucedo (2nd term) |
| 1807 | Ángel Navarro |
| 1808 | Ignacio Pérez |
| 1809 | Manuel María Barrera (2nd term) |
| 1810 | Manuel Delgado (5th term) |
| January–February, 1811 | Gaspar Flores de Abrego |
| Since March, 1811 | Francisco Travieso |
| 1812 | Clemente Delgado |
| 1813 (until October) | José Antonio de la Garza |
| 1813-14 | José Antonio Saucedo (3rd term) |
| 1815 | José María Zambrano |
| 1816 | Domingo Bustillos |
| 1817 | Francisco Flores |
| 1818 | Juan María Zambrano (2nd term) |
| 1819 | Francisco Montes de Oca |
| 1820 | Francisco Flores (2nd term) |
| 1820 | Erasmo Seguín (from July 25)[7] |
| 1821 | José Ángel Navarro |
| 1822 | José María Salinas |
| 1823 | Manuel Yturri Castillo |
| 1824 | Gaspar Flores de Abrego (2nd term) |
| 1825 | Juan Martín de Veramendi |
| 1826 | Juan José Zambrano |
| 1827 | José María Salinas (2nd term) |
| 1828 | Juan Martín de Veramendi (2nd term) |
| 1829 | Gaspar Flores de Abrego (3rd term) |
| 1830 | Jose Miguel de Arciniega |
| 1831 | José María Salinas (3rd term) |
| 1832 | José Antonio de la Garza (2nd term) |
| 1833 | Jose Miguel de Arciniega (2nd term) |
| 1834 | Juan Seguín |
| 1835 | José Ángel Navarro (2nd term) |
| January–February, 1836 | Francisco Antonio Ruíz |
| April, 1836 – 1837 | José María Salinas (4th term) |
San Antonio in the Republic of Texas (1836-1844) and U.S. State of Texas (1844-present)
| Years of Service | Mayor |
|---|---|
| 1837–38 | John W. Smith |
| 1838 | William H. Daingerfield |
| 1838–39 | Antonio Menchaca (Pro Tem) |
| 1839–40 | Samuel Maverick |
| 1840–41 | John W. Smith (2nd) |
| 1841–42 | Juan Seguín (2nd) |
| 1841 | Francis Guilbeau (Pro Tem) |
| 1842–44 | John W. Smith (3rd) |
| 1844–46 | Edward Dwyer |
| 1846–47 | Bryan Callaghan, Sr. |
| 1847 | Charles F. King |
| 1847–48 | S. S. Smith |
| 1848 | Charles F. King (2nd) |
| 1848–49 | S. S. Smith (2nd) |
| 1849–51 | J. M. Devine |
| 1849–51 | J. S. McDonald |
| 1852–53 | Charles F. King (3rd) |
| 1853–54 | J. M. Devine (2nd) |
| 1854–55 | John M. Carolan |
| 1855–56 | James R. Sweet |
| 1856–57 | J. M. Devine (3rd) |
| 1857 | J. H. Beck (Pro Tem) |
| 1857–59 | A. A. Lockwood |
| 1859–62 | James R. Sweet (2nd) |
| 1862–63 | Samuel Maverick (2nd) |
| 1863–65 | P.L. Buquor |
| 1865 | J. H. Lyons |
| 1865–66 | O. Cleveland |
| 1866–67 | J. H. Lyons (2nd) |
| 1867–72 | Wilhelm Carl August Thielepape |
| 1872 | S. G. Newton |
| 1872–75 | Francois P. Giraud[8] |
| 1875–85 | James H. French |
| 1885–92 | Bryan Callaghan, Jr. |
| 1892–93 | A. I. Lockwood (Pro Tem) |
| 1893–94 | George Paschal |
| 1894 | Henry Elmendorf (Pro Tem) |
| 1894–97 | Henry Elmendorf |
| 1897–99 | Bryan Callaghan, Jr. (2nd) |
| 1899–03 | Marshall Hicks |
| 1903 | Frederick Terrell (Pro Tem) |
| 1903–05 | John P. Campbell |
| 1905–12 | Bryan Callaghan, Jr. (3rd) |
| 1912 | William L. Richter (Pro Tem) |
| 1912–1913 | A. H. Jones |
| 1913 | Albert Steves (Pro Tem) |
| 1913–1917 | Clinton G. Brown |
| 1917–21 | Sam C. Bell |
| 1921–23 | O. B. Black
(Orlando Bacon Black) |
| 1923–27 | John W. Tobin |
| 1927 | Phil Wright (Pro Tem) |
| 1927–33 | C. M. Chambers |
| 1933 | C. K. Quin (Pro Tem) |
| 1933–39 | C. K. Quin |
| 1939–41 | Maury Maverick |
| 1941–43 | C. K. Quin (2nd) |
| 1943–47 | Gus B. Mauerman |
| 1947–49 | Alfred Callaghan |
| 1949–52 | A. C. (Jack) White |
| 1952–53 | Sam Bell Steves |
| 1953–54 | A. C. (Jack) White (2nd) |
| 1954 | R. L. Lester |
| 1954–55 | R. N. White, Sr. |
| May 1, 1955 – May 1, 1961 | J. Edwin Kuykendall |
| May 1, 1961 – May 1, 1971 | Walter W. McAllister |
| May 1, 1971 – May 1, 1973 | John Gatti |
| May 1, 1973 – May 1, 1975 | Charles L. Becker |
| May 1, 1975 – May 1, 1981 | Lila Cockrell |
| May 1, 1981 – June 1, 1989 | Henry G. Cisneros |
| June 1, 1989 – June 1, 1991 | Lila Cockrell |
| June 1, 1991 – June 1, 1995 | Nelson Wolff |
| June 1, 1995 – June 1, 1997 | William E. "Bill" Thornton |
| June 1, 1997 – June 1, 2001 | Howard W. Peak |
| June 1, 2001 – June 7, 2005 | Edward D. Garza |
| June 7, 2005 – June 1, 2009 | Phil Hardberger |
| June 1, 2009 – July 22, 2014 | Julian Castro |
| July 22, 2014 – June 21, 2017 | Ivy Taylor |
| June 21, 2017 – present | Ron Nirenberg |
See also
References
- Kriston Capps, Why Julián Castro's Record as Mayor of San Antonio Doesn't Necessarily Tell Us Much About His Future at HUD, CityLab (May 19, 2014).
- Castro served our city well as mayor, San-Antonio Express-News (July 9, 2014).
- Van Darden, Mayor Ivy Taylor announces she will run for mayor: Taylor appointed mayor by City Council in July, KSAT (February 16, 2015).
- José Manuel Balbuena Castellano (2007). "IV: La organización de los isleños". La odisea de los canarios en Texas y Luisiana [The Odyssey of the Canarians in Texas and Louisiana] (in Spanish). Anroart Ediciones. pp. 46–48. ISBN 978-84-96577-93-0.
- Congressional Record, V. 147, Pt. 3, March 8, 2001 to March 26, 2001. Government Printing Office. June 2005. p. 4100. ISBN 9780160749636. GGKEY:3F50QNXHQD4.
- City of San Antonio Alcaldes
- Clark Jr., John W. "François P. Giraud". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
External links
- List of Mayors and Alcaldes of San Antonio, 1836–present, from the City of San Antonio Municipal Archives