Andrew O'Beirne came to Virginia from Ireland in 1793, shortly after the O was dropped from the surname. It is said he had 7 children, one of them named George and it is believed this is who the avenue is named for. George Plunket Beirne was elected an alderman in Huntsville, AL in 1842 and was elected mayor the following year and was re-elected in 1849 and 1850.
Mr. Beirne was director of the Northern Bank of Alabama later known as the First National Bank of Huntsville and served on the Board of Directors of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad. According to family lore he was married to Eliza and had 9 children, all girls. He passed away in 1881 at the age of 72. He owned a wonderful home on Williams Street and much land which was left to his spinster daughter Jane who passed away in 1918. Through the years Beirne Avenue has also been spelled Bierne, but these appear to be misspellings.
Contributor: JL (49101244)
Mr. Beirne was director of the Northern Bank of Alabama later known as the First National Bank of Huntsville and served on the Board of Directors of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad. According to family lore he was married to Eliza and had 9 children, all girls. He passed away in 1881 at the age of 72. He owned a wonderful home on Williams Street and much land which was left to his spinster daughter Jane who passed away in 1918. Through the years Beirne Avenue has also been spelled Bierne, but these appear to be misspellings.
Contributor: JL (49101244)
Andrew O'Beirne came to Virginia from Ireland in 1793, shortly after the O was dropped from the surname. It is said he had 7 children, one of them named George and it is believed this is who the avenue is named for. George Plunket Beirne was elected an alderman in Huntsville, AL in 1842 and was elected mayor the following year and was re-elected in 1849 and 1850.
Mr. Beirne was director of the Northern Bank of Alabama later known as the First National Bank of Huntsville and served on the Board of Directors of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad. According to family lore he was married to Eliza and had 9 children, all girls. He passed away in 1881 at the age of 72. He owned a wonderful home on Williams Street and much land which was left to his spinster daughter Jane who passed away in 1918. Through the years Beirne Avenue has also been spelled Bierne, but these appear to be misspellings.
Contributor: JL (49101244)
Mr. Beirne was director of the Northern Bank of Alabama later known as the First National Bank of Huntsville and served on the Board of Directors of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad. According to family lore he was married to Eliza and had 9 children, all girls. He passed away in 1881 at the age of 72. He owned a wonderful home on Williams Street and much land which was left to his spinster daughter Jane who passed away in 1918. Through the years Beirne Avenue has also been spelled Bierne, but these appear to be misspellings.
Contributor: JL (49101244)
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