HIlmar Moore, Longest-Serving Mayor in U.S. Dies at Age 92

The longest-serving mayor in the United States has died.

Hilmar Moore served as mayor of Richmond, Texas from 1949 until his death on Tuesday, December 4^th, 2012.

Richmond is the seat of Fort Bend County, in the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan area.

Moore died at the age of 92.

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples issued a release regarding Moore’s passing, saying “A true Texas gentleman with a strong work ethic and contagious sense of humor, Hilmar leaves behind a legacy of character, service, and integrity that will continue to define Texas for decades to come.”