Spouse's Name: Margaret Brown
Father's Name: Wm. H. Brown
Father's Birthplace: Georgia
Mother's Name: Laura Roberts
Mother's Birthplace: Jacksonville, Florida
Occupation: Banker
Address: 209 Seventh Avenue
Residence Place: Tampa, Hillsborough, Fla.
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TAMPA MAYOR CHARLES H. BROWN
Charles Henry Brown was born on March 12, 1868 to William Harper and Laura Amanda Roberts Brown in Abbeville, Georgia.
In 1870, his family moved to Florida where Charles attended the East Florida Seminary in Gainesville. After completing his education, Charles became a successful merchant in Live Oak, Suwanee County, Florida.
He married Margaret Vashti “Maggie” Gardner on October 7, 1889 in Clinch County, Georgia. Maggie was born in Suwanee County, the daughter of Malcolm Pleasant and Mary Elizabeth Goff Gardner. Charles and Maggie would have six children, all born in Florida: Isla Eugenia (1890-1946); Karl Dewitt (1892-1956); Charles Mortimer (1893-1916); Nell “Nellie” (1897-1954); Margaret (1901-1999); and Brownie (1904-1984).
In 1907, Charles and his family moved to Tampa where he established the Tampa and Gulf Coast Railroad. He served as its first president and extended the railroad to Tarpon Springs in 1910 and to St. Petersburg in 1914. He was also president of Tampa’s Board of Trade and a member of the Southern Commercial Congress, traveling abroad to promote commercial and financial relations between the United States and Europe. Charles also was a founder of the Tampa Bank of Commerce. He held vast real estate holdings in Pasco, Hernando, and Hillsborough counties.
Charles was instrumental in changing the City of Tampa’s charter to establish a commission-manager form of government. Under this system, a mayor and four commissioners would be elected, who would then appoint a city manager. The city manager served as the administrative head of government. Those like Charles, who supported this change, believed it would enable the city to operate in a more direct and business-like manner. Charles served as the first mayor-commissioner under this structure from 1921-1924.
Charles died on January 16, 1928 after a brief illness and was buried the next day in Tampa’s Woodlawn Cemetery. He was 59 years old.
“Both Tampa and Florida have lost a strong man, a potent builder, a sincere and loyal citizen.” (from an editorial in The Tampa Tribune, January 17, 1928)
Contributor: Lora Hammond Weber (48221330)
Father's Name: Wm. H. Brown
Father's Birthplace: Georgia
Mother's Name: Laura Roberts
Mother's Birthplace: Jacksonville, Florida
Occupation: Banker
Address: 209 Seventh Avenue
Residence Place: Tampa, Hillsborough, Fla.
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TAMPA MAYOR CHARLES H. BROWN
Charles Henry Brown was born on March 12, 1868 to William Harper and Laura Amanda Roberts Brown in Abbeville, Georgia.
In 1870, his family moved to Florida where Charles attended the East Florida Seminary in Gainesville. After completing his education, Charles became a successful merchant in Live Oak, Suwanee County, Florida.
He married Margaret Vashti “Maggie” Gardner on October 7, 1889 in Clinch County, Georgia. Maggie was born in Suwanee County, the daughter of Malcolm Pleasant and Mary Elizabeth Goff Gardner. Charles and Maggie would have six children, all born in Florida: Isla Eugenia (1890-1946); Karl Dewitt (1892-1956); Charles Mortimer (1893-1916); Nell “Nellie” (1897-1954); Margaret (1901-1999); and Brownie (1904-1984).
In 1907, Charles and his family moved to Tampa where he established the Tampa and Gulf Coast Railroad. He served as its first president and extended the railroad to Tarpon Springs in 1910 and to St. Petersburg in 1914. He was also president of Tampa’s Board of Trade and a member of the Southern Commercial Congress, traveling abroad to promote commercial and financial relations between the United States and Europe. Charles also was a founder of the Tampa Bank of Commerce. He held vast real estate holdings in Pasco, Hernando, and Hillsborough counties.
Charles was instrumental in changing the City of Tampa’s charter to establish a commission-manager form of government. Under this system, a mayor and four commissioners would be elected, who would then appoint a city manager. The city manager served as the administrative head of government. Those like Charles, who supported this change, believed it would enable the city to operate in a more direct and business-like manner. Charles served as the first mayor-commissioner under this structure from 1921-1924.
Charles died on January 16, 1928 after a brief illness and was buried the next day in Tampa’s Woodlawn Cemetery. He was 59 years old.
“Both Tampa and Florida have lost a strong man, a potent builder, a sincere and loyal citizen.” (from an editorial in The Tampa Tribune, January 17, 1928)
Contributor: Lora Hammond Weber (48221330)
Spouse's Name: Margaret Brown
Father's Name: Wm. H. Brown
Father's Birthplace: Georgia
Mother's Name: Laura Roberts
Mother's Birthplace: Jacksonville, Florida
Occupation: Banker
Address: 209 Seventh Avenue
Residence Place: Tampa, Hillsborough, Fla.
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TAMPA MAYOR CHARLES H. BROWN
Charles Henry Brown was born on March 12, 1868 to William Harper and Laura Amanda Roberts Brown in Abbeville, Georgia.
In 1870, his family moved to Florida where Charles attended the East Florida Seminary in Gainesville. After completing his education, Charles became a successful merchant in Live Oak, Suwanee County, Florida.
He married Margaret Vashti “Maggie” Gardner on October 7, 1889 in Clinch County, Georgia. Maggie was born in Suwanee County, the daughter of Malcolm Pleasant and Mary Elizabeth Goff Gardner. Charles and Maggie would have six children, all born in Florida: Isla Eugenia (1890-1946); Karl Dewitt (1892-1956); Charles Mortimer (1893-1916); Nell “Nellie” (1897-1954); Margaret (1901-1999); and Brownie (1904-1984).
In 1907, Charles and his family moved to Tampa where he established the Tampa and Gulf Coast Railroad. He served as its first president and extended the railroad to Tarpon Springs in 1910 and to St. Petersburg in 1914. He was also president of Tampa’s Board of Trade and a member of the Southern Commercial Congress, traveling abroad to promote commercial and financial relations between the United States and Europe. Charles also was a founder of the Tampa Bank of Commerce. He held vast real estate holdings in Pasco, Hernando, and Hillsborough counties.
Charles was instrumental in changing the City of Tampa’s charter to establish a commission-manager form of government. Under this system, a mayor and four commissioners would be elected, who would then appoint a city manager. The city manager served as the administrative head of government. Those like Charles, who supported this change, believed it would enable the city to operate in a more direct and business-like manner. Charles served as the first mayor-commissioner under this structure from 1921-1924.
Charles died on January 16, 1928 after a brief illness and was buried the next day in Tampa’s Woodlawn Cemetery. He was 59 years old.
“Both Tampa and Florida have lost a strong man, a potent builder, a sincere and loyal citizen.” (from an editorial in The Tampa Tribune, January 17, 1928)
Contributor: Lora Hammond Weber (48221330)
Father's Name: Wm. H. Brown
Father's Birthplace: Georgia
Mother's Name: Laura Roberts
Mother's Birthplace: Jacksonville, Florida
Occupation: Banker
Address: 209 Seventh Avenue
Residence Place: Tampa, Hillsborough, Fla.
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TAMPA MAYOR CHARLES H. BROWN
Charles Henry Brown was born on March 12, 1868 to William Harper and Laura Amanda Roberts Brown in Abbeville, Georgia.
In 1870, his family moved to Florida where Charles attended the East Florida Seminary in Gainesville. After completing his education, Charles became a successful merchant in Live Oak, Suwanee County, Florida.
He married Margaret Vashti “Maggie” Gardner on October 7, 1889 in Clinch County, Georgia. Maggie was born in Suwanee County, the daughter of Malcolm Pleasant and Mary Elizabeth Goff Gardner. Charles and Maggie would have six children, all born in Florida: Isla Eugenia (1890-1946); Karl Dewitt (1892-1956); Charles Mortimer (1893-1916); Nell “Nellie” (1897-1954); Margaret (1901-1999); and Brownie (1904-1984).
In 1907, Charles and his family moved to Tampa where he established the Tampa and Gulf Coast Railroad. He served as its first president and extended the railroad to Tarpon Springs in 1910 and to St. Petersburg in 1914. He was also president of Tampa’s Board of Trade and a member of the Southern Commercial Congress, traveling abroad to promote commercial and financial relations between the United States and Europe. Charles also was a founder of the Tampa Bank of Commerce. He held vast real estate holdings in Pasco, Hernando, and Hillsborough counties.
Charles was instrumental in changing the City of Tampa’s charter to establish a commission-manager form of government. Under this system, a mayor and four commissioners would be elected, who would then appoint a city manager. The city manager served as the administrative head of government. Those like Charles, who supported this change, believed it would enable the city to operate in a more direct and business-like manner. Charles served as the first mayor-commissioner under this structure from 1921-1924.
Charles died on January 16, 1928 after a brief illness and was buried the next day in Tampa’s Woodlawn Cemetery. He was 59 years old.
“Both Tampa and Florida have lost a strong man, a potent builder, a sincere and loyal citizen.” (from an editorial in The Tampa Tribune, January 17, 1928)
Contributor: Lora Hammond Weber (48221330)
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