What is Frank C. Cooksey?
{{Infobox officeholder | | image= FrankCooksey 05JAN2019.jpg | order= | office=[[Mayor of Austin, Texas]] | term_start=1985 | term_end=1988 | predecessor=[[Ron Mullen]] | successor=[[Lee Cooke]] | birth_date={{Birth year and age|1933}} | birth_place= | death_date= | death_place= | alma_mater= | profession=attorney | residence=[[Austin, Texas]] | spouse=Lynn Cooksey | religion= | party= }} '''Frank Cloud Cooksey''' (born June 3, 1933) is an American [[politician]]. He was mayor of [[Austin, Texas]] from 1985 to 1988.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.austintexas.gov/department/history-mayors|title=History of Mayors |work=Official Website of the City of Austin |access-date=April 12, 2016}}</ref> He is also an environmental activist, and is known for his progressive stance during his term as a ''Mayor''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/news/1998-12-11/520783/|title=Land Rush: The Early Days |first=Mike |last=Clark-Madison |date=December 11, 1998 |work=Austin Chronicle |access-date=April 12, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/05/13/us/austin-election-signals-discontent-with-growth.html|title=Austin Election Signals Discontent With Growth |first=Wayne |last=King |date=May 13, 1985 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=April 12, 2016}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cooksey, Frank C.}} [[Category:Mayors of Austin, Texas]] [[Category:1933 births]] [[Category:Living people]] {{US-bio-stub}}