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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. [1] [2]
28 apr 2022 · Lila May Banks Cockrell, first woman mayor of San Antonio, first woman elected mayor of a major Texas city, and World War II veteran, was born to Velma (Thompkins) Banks and Robert Bruce Banks on January 19, 1922, at All Saints Hospital in Fort Worth, her mother’s hometown.
29 ago 2019 · Former San Antonio mayor Lila Cockrell has died, according to a statement from current Mayor Ron Nirenberg. She was 97. Cockrell was first elected in 1975 and served three terms, before running...
In 1975, Lila Cockrell stepped onto the pages of history—twice—when she became the first woman elected as mayor of San Antonio—which at the time made San Antonio the largest U.S. city to be governed by a woman.
1 set 2019 · Former Mayor Lila Cockrell’s memoir Love Deeper Than a River: My Life in San Antonio. About that story: In 1974, Mayor Cockrell was escorting Mexico’s President Luis Echeverría back to the Hilton Palacio del Rio from the Convention Center, where the city was hosting a Mexico trade fair.
29 ago 2019 · Lila Cockrell, San Antonio’s first woman mayor and the first of her gender to lead one of America’s 10 largest cities, died Thursday.
29 ago 2019 · SAN ANTONIO — Lila Cockrell, San Antonio's first female mayor and an icon in the Alamo City, has passed away at the age of 97.
