Patience Latting

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Patience Sewell Latting (August 27 1918 – December 29 2012) was an American politician who served as Mayor of Oklahoma City Oklahoma from 1971 to 1983. She is considered the first woman elected mayor of any major American city. Latting was the first female Mayor of Oklahoma City and first woman to serve as mayor of a U.S. city with a population exceeding 350000 people.

active years end date

1983-04-12

active years start date

1971-04-13

alma mater

Columbia University, University of Oklahoma

birth date

1918-08-27

birth place

Texhoma Oklahoma

death date

2012-12-29

death place

Oklahoma City

order in office

Mayor of Oklahoma City

party

Democratic Party (United States)

successor

Andy_Coats