Daniel Brown | |
|---|---|
| 81st
Mayor of Knoxville Acting | |
| In office January 10, 2011 – December 17, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Haslam |
| Succeeded by | Madeline Rogero |
| Knoxville City Councilman for the Sixth District | |
| In office December 19, 2009 – December 20, 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Daniel Brown December 25, 1945 Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Spouse | Cathy Smith |
| Children | 1 daughter |
| Alma mater |
Austin High School Tennessee State University |
Daniel Brown (born December 25, 1945) is a former city councilman and former acting mayor of the city of Knoxville, Tennessee, where he was the first African American to serve as mayor. [1]
Brown was born in Knoxville, where he graduated from Austin High School. He attended Tennessee State University, where he received B.S. degree in history. Brown is a Vietnam War veteran and a retiree of the U.S. Postal Service. [2]
He was selected by the council to serve as mayor after Bill Haslam resigned from office in order to pursue his eventually successful campaign for governor, [2] making Brown the first African American mayor of the city. [1] He did not run for a full term as mayor, but remained on the city council. He was succeeded by Madeline Rogero.
References
- ^ a b "Daniel Brown selected as interim Knoxville mayor". WBIR. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
- ^ a b "Mayor Daniel T. Brown - Sixth District". City of Knoxville. Archived from the original on 1 May 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
External links
- Mayor's page on City of Knoxville website at the Wayback Machine (archived May 1, 2011)
- City Council: Daniel T. Brown - Sixth District, archived 26 October 2012 from City of Knoxville website
- Mayors of Knoxville, Tennessee
- African-American mayors in Tennessee
- African-American people in Tennessee politics
- Living people
- Tennessee city council members
- Tennessee State University alumni
- 1945 births
- 21st-century African-American politicians
- 20th-century African-American politicians
- 20th-century American politicians