Herb Drinkwater
Herb Drinkwater | |
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| Mayor of Scottsdale, Arizona | |
| In office 1980–1996 | |
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| Succeeded by | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1936 New York |
| Died | December 28, 1997 (age 61) Scottsdale, Arizona |
Herb Drinkwater (1936 – December 28, 1997) was an American politician from the state of Arizona. He was mayor of Scottsdale from 1980 to 1996, when he was diagnosed with salivary gland cancer.[1]
Personal[]
One of Drinkwater's sons, Mark Drinkwater, used to own Drinkwater's City Hall Restaurant at the Scottsdale Airport in Scottsdale.[2]
Legacy[]
The city of Scottsdale has a boulevard named after him; a statue of Drinkwater was built at the boulevard. The statue was dedicated on May 10, 2003.[3]
References[]
- ^ "4-term mayor of Scottsdale, Herb Drinkwater, dies at 61 | Deseret News". Deseretnews.com. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
- ^ "drinkingwaterz.com". Drinkingwaterz.com. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "Herb Drinkwater – Sit-by-me Statues on Waymarking.com". Waymarking.com. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
Categories:
- 1936 births
- 1997 deaths
- Mayors of places in Arizona
- Politicians from Scottsdale, Arizona
- 20th-century American politicians