Howard W. Peak

Howard W. Peak
177th Mayor of San Antonio
In office
June 1, 1997  May 31, 2001
Preceded by William E. "Bill" Thornton
Succeeded by Edward D. Garza
Constituency San Antonio, TX
San Antonio City Council
In office
June 1, 1993  May 31, 1997
Preceded by Thomas Labatt, III
Succeeded by Tim Bannwolf
Constituency District 9
Personal details
Political party Republican[1]

Howard W. Peak was the mayor of San Antonio, Texas from 1997 to 2001. He was succeeded by Ed Garza.[2]

Among his accomplishments was the development of a system of greenway trails for the city,[3] which was named in his honor after his tenure as mayor.[4][5][6] As of 2017, he is the last Republican to serve as mayor of San Antonio.

See also

References

  1. "Ed Garza New Mayor in San Antonio". The United States Conference of Mayors.
  2. "Elected Officials of San Antonio". City of San Antonio. 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  3. Lainey Berkus, "Howard Peak: His bag is ready for hiking or Harleys", 'San Antonio Express-News, July 23, 2014.
  4. Jennifer R. Lloyd, "Trails renamed for former Mayor Peak", San Antonio Express-News, May 18, 2013.
  5. "Great Parks, Great City - San Antonio Magazine - May 2016 - San Antonio, TX". www.sanantoniomag.com. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
  6. Gerber, Tim (2015-11-23). "Rider safety a top priority on city's Greenway trails". Retrieved 2016-07-16.


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