BROWN, Charles McCord
1892 - Yes, date unknown-
Name BROWN, Charles McCord Nickname Charlie Birth Nov 1892 Marietta, Cobb, Georgia, United States [1] Gender Male Residence 11 Jun 1900 Marietta, Cobb, Georgia, United States [1] Residence 13 Apr 1910 Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States [2] Attended School Residence 12 Jan 1920 Marietta, Cobb, Georgia, United States [3] Lawyer Death Yes, date unknown Person ID I3627 Pickel_Bartlett Last Modified 12 Sep 2007
Father BROWN, Joseph Mackey, b. 28 Dec 1851, Canton, Cherokee, Georgia, United States d. 3 Mar 1932, Marietta, Cobb, Georgia, United States (Age 80 years) Mother MCCORD, Cora Annie, b. 16 Oct 1859, Georgia d. 21 Oct 1922, Marietta, Cobb, Georgia, United States (Age 63 years) Marriage 1889 Georgia [4] Residence 13 Apr 1910 Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States [2] Governor of Georgia Residence 12 Jan 1920 Marietta, Cobb, Georgia, United States [5] Family ID F1109 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family UNKNOWN, Helen B, b. Abt 1895, New York d. Yes, date unknown Marriage Abt 1920 Georgia [5] Residence 16 Apr 1930 Marietta, Cobb, Georgia, United States [3] Lawyer in private practice Children 1. BROWN, Charles M. Jr. 2. BROWN, Jean E Family ID F1110 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 16 May 2022
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Notes - Charles M. Brown (1903-1995) was a long-time U.S. politician in Atlanta, sometimes called "Charlie Brown" after the Peanuts character, Charlie Brown.
Biography
A graduate of Georgia Tech,he was a commissioner of Fulton County,
Georgia (where Atlanta is the county seat from 1941 to 1948, and from 1966 to 1979. He served as chairman of the commission from 1945 to 1947 and 1976 to 1978, and at other times during 1966, 1968, 1971, and 1974. He also served as a state senator from Fulton County in the Georgia General Assembly from 1957 to 1964, and retired from politics in 1979. He had also run for mayor of Atlanta three times.
He also served on the Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority which oversees Grady Memorial Hospital. He was also involved in many other programs, including starting both Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority and Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. He was also involved in the creation of the Fulton County Airport at west Atlanta, which was named Charlie Brown Field in his honor.
- Charles M. Brown (1903-1995) was a long-time U.S. politician in Atlanta, sometimes called "Charlie Brown" after the Peanuts character, Charlie Brown.
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Sources - [S110] 1900 Federal Census, Marietta, Cobb Co., GA ED 39 Page 18B Dwelling 343.
- [S74] Ancestry.com, Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA, ED 87 Page 1A Dwelling 7.
- [S72] 1930 Federal Census, Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia ED 34-13 Page 10A Dwelling 200.
- [S114] Miscellaneous, http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2138.
- [S73] 1920 Federal Census, Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia ED 48 Page 9B Dwelling 174.
- [S110] 1900 Federal Census, Marietta, Cobb Co., GA ED 39 Page 18B Dwelling 343.