George Starbird
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George Albert Starbird was mayor
of San Jose
, California
from 1954 to 1956 and served on its City Council before and after his term as mayor (1950 to 1962).
Starbird was born on November 26, 1908 in San Jose
, California. He attended Stanford University
and graduated in 1932 with a degree in English.
He married Carolyn Hall Starbird, who he met at Stanford, on February 22, 1934. They had two sons, George Anthony Starbird and Timothy Starbird, and two daughters, Susan Irene Starbird and Carolyn Jane Starbird. George Starbird died on November 11, 1994 in Milpitas, California
.
Starbird was mayor of San Jose during its peak growth period. One of his accomplishments was the Santa Clara-San Jose water sanitation project.
Starbird wrote The New Metropolis, a book on San Jose history published in 1972.
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of San Jose
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
from 1954 to 1956 and served on its City Council before and after his term as mayor (1950 to 1962).
Starbird was born on November 26, 1908 in San Jose
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
, California. He attended Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
and graduated in 1932 with a degree in English.
He married Carolyn Hall Starbird, who he met at Stanford, on February 22, 1934. They had two sons, George Anthony Starbird and Timothy Starbird, and two daughters, Susan Irene Starbird and Carolyn Jane Starbird. George Starbird died on November 11, 1994 in Milpitas, California
Milpitas, California
Milpitas is a city in Santa Clara County, California. It is a suburb of the major city of San Jose, California. It is located with San Jose to its south and Fremont to its north, at the eastern end of State Route 237 and generally between Interstates 680 and 880 which run roughly north/south...
.
Starbird was mayor of San Jose during its peak growth period. One of his accomplishments was the Santa Clara-San Jose water sanitation project.
Starbird wrote The New Metropolis, a book on San Jose history published in 1972.