Lewis Cutrer
53rd Mayor of Houston
In office
January 2, 1958[1] – January 2, 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.

Lewis Wesley Cutrer (November 5, 1904 – May 7, 1981) served as Mayor of Houston, Texas from 1957 to 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.[2]

The Houston Airport System named Lewis W. Cutrer Terminal C at George Bush Intercontinental Airport after Cutrer.[3]

References

  1. ^ "The First Administration of Mayor Lewis Cutrer of Houston, 1958-1960". Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  2. ^ "Cutrer, Lewis Wesley". The Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved February 9, 2007.
  3. ^ Gonzales, J. R. "A little on Lewis Cutrer." Houston Chronicle. November 5, 2007. Retrieved on January 17, 2009.
Political offices Preceded byOscar Holcombe Mayor of Houston, Texas 1958–1964 Succeeded byLouie Welch


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