Dates in office: April 13, 1971 - April 12, 1983
Born: August 27, 1918
Died: December 29, 2012

Patience Francelia Sewell Latting was born in Texhoma, but later called Oklahoma City home.  She received a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of Oklahoma and a master’s degree in economics from Columbia University in New York.  
Latting was the first woman to serve on the Oklahoma City Council and she is the only woman elected Mayor of Oklahoma City. She was also the first woman to be elected Mayor of an American city with a population exceeding 350,000 and the second City mayor to serve three consecutive terms. 
Mayor Latting had an active interest in all aspects of City government and did not hesitate to share her opinions on how it should be run. Under her leadership, the construction of the Myriad Gardens in downtown Oklahoma City began and The Myriad Convention Center, now the Cox Convention Center, was completed. 
Several modern downtown skyscrapers were constructed during her administration including the Liberty Bank Tower (now Chase Tower), Fidelity Plaza (now Bank of Oklahoma Plaza), and Kerr-McGee Tower (now SandRidge Center).
Latting received numerous awards and honors for her community service both during and after her term as Mayor.  She was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 1980. The street on the east side of City Hall is named in her honor, as is the Patience S. Latting Northwest Library in far northwest Oklahoma City. 

2013.017. Patience Latting Collection, Oklahoma Historical Society