Henry Whilden Lockwood | |
|---|---|
| 55th Mayor of Charleston | |
| In office 1938 –June 5, 1944 | |
| Preceded by | Burnet R. Maybank |
| Succeeded by | E. Edward Wehman,Jr. |
Henry Whilden Lockwood was the fifty-fifth mayor of Charleston,South Carolina,serving between 1938 and 1944.
After completing the term of his predecessor,Lockwood was elected without opposition on December 12,1939. [1] He was sworn in on December 18,1939. [2] As mayor,he lobbied his predecessor to continue funding for the construction of a municipal incinerator. [3] Federal authorities continued to delay the construction,however. [4] Lockwood initially supported the demolition of a historic wall at the old Charleston jail until several leaders,including Governor Maybank,expressed support for preserving the structure. [5]
Lockwood was born on August 24,1891,to Robert Henry Lockwood and Ella Ann Whilden Lockwood. Lockwood died in office on June 5,1944.
Lockwood lived in a second floor apartment at 12-B Rutledge Ave. [6]
