Richard H. Fonville
Mayor of Houston
About Richard H. Fonville
Lived 1882 – 1954 (aged 72). Richard H. Fonville was an American.
Richard Henry Fonville (April 30, 1882 – December 13, 1954) was an American politician and pharmacist who served as the 46th mayor of Houston from 1937 to 1939.
Mayoralty Fonville defeated incumbent Oscar F. Holcombe and took office in 1937. During his term as mayor, the City of Houston Fire Station No. 11 was built. Today, it is the only historic Art Deco-style fire station remaining in Houston and one of the last remaining examples of civic architecture in Houston dating from the early 20th century. On July 30, 1938, he renamed the Houston Municipal Airport as the "Howard Hughes Airport" as part of the welcoming ceremony at the Houston Hughes homecoming.
Personal life Fonville married Clara McCormick in 1926. He died at his Eagle Lake hunting lodge of a heart ailment on December 13, 1954. In 1960, Fonville Middle School in Houston was posthumously named after him.
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Who was Richard H. Fonville?
Mayor of Houston
When was Richard H. Fonville born?
Richard H. Fonville was born on 30 April 1882 in Texas.
When did Richard H. Fonville die?
Richard H. Fonville died on 13 December 1954 in Eagle Lake, Texas, United States.
What nationality was Richard H. Fonville?
Richard H. Fonville was American.
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