Edwina Benner | |
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| Mayor of Sunnyvale | |
| In office 1924–1926 | |
| In office 1937–1938 | |
| Member of Sunnyvale City Council | |
| In office 1920–1948 | |
Edwina Adaha Cochrane Benner (August 1, 1885 – May 14, 1955) was the mayor of Sunnyvale, California, from 1924 to 1926 and again from 1937 to 1938. She served as councilmember from 1920 until 1948.[1] Commonly described as the first female mayor in California, she was actually the second, after Ellen French Aldrich of Sawtelle, California—though Sawtelle had already been annexed by the city of Los Angeles by the time Benner was appointed mayor.[2]
- ^ Smith, Nancy (March 28, 2017). "Forget selfish personal interests: California's first woman mayor". Nancy Smith: Sunnyvale City Council Seat 6. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
- ^ Kezra, Victoria (March 2, 2016). "Sunnyvale: The name of the first woman mayor in state history will adorn affordable housing project". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved January 9, 2019.