Jim McConn
Jim McConn | |
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56th Kathryn J. Whitmire | |
Personal details | |
Born | March 15, 1928 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Died | March 14, 1997 Houston, Texas, U.S. | (aged 68)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Marjorie Gougenheim (m. 1947) |
Children | 6 |
Alma mater | University of Notre Dame |
Profession | Businessman |
James Joseph McConn (March 15, 1928 – March 14, 1997) was the
Early life
McConn was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He moved with his family to Houston in 1939, where he met Marjorie Gougenheim, whom he married in 1947. He attended the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, and then returned to Houston, where he became engaged in the building-materials business and then in home construction.
Career
Construction
McConn became president of the Greater Houston Homebuilders Association in 1969, and from there became known in local politics, having been appointed to a vacant seat on the Houston City Council by then Mayor Louie Welch in 1971.
Politics
McConn was reelected to the council in 1973, but did not run in 1975. In 1977, he ran for mayor. In the first round, he lost by a large margin to
After leaving office, McConn served as vice president of the Houston Sports Association, which at the time owned the Houston Astros baseball team (1981–1989), and as director of the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau (1989–1997).
Personal life
McConn married Marjorie Gougenheim of Houston in 1947. They had six children.[2]
Death
McConn died of cancer at the age of sixty-eight. He was in hospice care in the Texas Medical Center in Houston.[3]
References
- ^ "Houston's mayors: a full timeline from 1837 to present day". Houston Chronicle. November 3, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
- ^ Bailey, Jenny Meeden (2007). "Matrimony and the Mayors: Three First Ladies of Houston" (PDF). Houston History Magazine. 5 (1): 29–35.
- ^ "City's heyday mayor, McConn, dies at 68". Houston Chronicle. March 15, 1997.