Charles A. Brown
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- This article is about the former Birmingham schools teacher and administrator, for other uses, see Charles Brown (disambiguation).
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Charles A. Brown
Charles Allen Brown (born January 5, 1872; died July 27, 1939) was a teacher, principal and administrator for Birmingham City Schools.
Brown was the second of three sons born to William H. and Kathleen Billingsley (Henagan) Brown of Sumter County.
He joined the faculty in 1893 and became principal of Central High School before 1916. In 1922 he was promoted to associate superintendent under John Phillips.
He died in 1939 and is buried at Elmwood Cemetery. Brown Elementary School in Belview Heights, built in 1951, was named in his memory.
Brown's younger brother, Darby, was one of the founders of the Birmingham Infirmary.
References
- Banks, Lee Frazer (August 1940) "Dr. Charles Allen Brown: A Tribute." Southern Association Quarterly, Vol. 4, No. 3, p. 352