Herb Drinkwater (August 28, 1936 – December 28, 1997) was an American politician from the state of Arizona. Herbert Raymond Drinkwater, was the oldest child of Herbert Drinkwater (1909-1992) and Alice Estella Bumstead (1913-1987). His father was born in England, his mother in New York, where they married and had their first child: Herbert.[1] After World War II, the family moved to Phoenix where Herbert Sr was a high school math teacher.
Herb Drinkwater | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Scottsdale, Arizona | |
| In office 1980–1996 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Jenkins |
| Succeeded by | Sam Campana |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 28, 1936 New York |
| Died | December 28, 1997 (age 61) Scottsdale, Arizona |
Herbert Raymond Drinkwater was mayor of Scottsdale from 1980 to 1996, when he was diagnosed with salivary gland cancer.[2]
Personal
editOne of Drinkwater's sons, Mark Drinkwater, used to own Drinkwater's City Hall Restaurant at the Scottsdale Airport in Scottsdale.[3] Mark was also part of the ownership group at Drinkwater's City Hall Steakhouse in downtown Scottsdale but sold the restaurant in 2007[4] and the name changed to Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse.[5]
Legacy
editThe 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.[6]
References
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Marriage:
"New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967"
New York State Department of Health; Albany, NY, USA; New York State Marriage Index
(accessed 29 August 2022)
Herbert Drinkwater marriage to Alice E. Bumstead on 24 Aug 1935 in Scotia, New York, USA. - ^ "4-term mayor of Scottsdale, Herb Drinkwater, dies at 61". Deseretnews.com. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
- ^ "drinkingwaterz.com". Drinkingwaterz.com. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ Branom, Mark (1 May 2007). "At Scottsdale restaurant, it's Drinkwater no more". East Valley Tribune. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "THIS RESTAURANT HAS CHANGED NAMES Drinkwater's City Hall Steakhouse". GAYOT. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Herb Drinkwater – Sit-by-me Statues on Waymarking.com". Waymarking.com. Retrieved 4 October 2018.