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''' | '''Andrew Johnston Hawkins''' (born [[November 27]], [[1886]] in [[North Birmingham]]; died [[December 26]], [[1979]]) was [[Birmingham]]'s city engineer from [[1921]] to [[1934]] and later served as director of the [[Alabama State Planning Commission]]. | ||
Hawkins was a grandson of [[T. F. Cheek]], and was born on his farm in North Birmingham. As city engineer, he oversaw completion of the [[24th Street Viaduct]] and mapped the city's [[segregation|segregated zoning]] for a [[1933]] [[:File:1935 housing map.jpg|"residential security" map]] submitted to the Federal Home Loan Bank Board's Home Owners' Loan Corporation. | Hawkins was a grandson of [[T. F. Cheek]], and was born on his farm in North Birmingham. As city engineer, he oversaw completion of the [[24th Street Viaduct]] and mapped the city's [[segregation|segregated zoning]] for a [[1933]] [[:File:1935 housing map.jpg|"residential security" map]] submitted to the Federal Home Loan Bank Board's Home Owners' Loan Corporation. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
* "A. Johnston Hawkins, 93." (1980) obituary, rpt. on rootsweb.ancestry.com ([http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/HOWELL/2000-02/0950116082 link]) | * "A. Johnston Hawkins, 93." (1980) obituary, rpt. on rootsweb.ancestry.com ([http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/HOWELL/2000-02/0950116082 link]) | ||
==External links== | |||
* [http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=144984224 Andrew Johnston Hawkins] at findagrave.com | |||
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[[Category:1886 births]] | [[Category:1886 births]] | ||
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[[Category:Engineers]] | [[Category:Engineers]] | ||
[[Category:Birmingham officials]] | [[Category:Birmingham officials]] | ||
[[Category:Alabama officials]] | [[Category:Alabama officials]] | ||
[[Category:Oak Hill burials]] | |||
Latest revision as of 07:21, 29 June 2016
Andrew Johnston Hawkins (born November 27, 1886 in North Birmingham; died December 26, 1979) was Birmingham's city engineer from 1921 to 1934 and later served as director of the Alabama State Planning Commission.
Hawkins was a grandson of T. F. Cheek, and was born on his farm in North Birmingham. As city engineer, he oversaw completion of the 24th Street Viaduct and mapped the city's segregated zoning for a 1933 "residential security" map submitted to the Federal Home Loan Bank Board's Home Owners' Loan Corporation.
Hawkins died in 1980 and was survived by his wife, Bessie and son, A. J. Jr. He was a long-time member of First Baptist Church of Birmingham, and is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery.
References
- "A. Johnston Hawkins, 93." (1980) obituary, rpt. on rootsweb.ancestry.com (link)
External links
- Andrew Johnston Hawkins at findagrave.com