Daniel Brown (politician)

Daniel Brown
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 (age 78); 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

[WBIR-1] "Daniel Brown selected as interim Knoxville mayor". WBIR. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2011.

[CITY_COUNCIL-2] "Mayor Daniel T. Brown - Sixth District". City of Knoxville. Archived from the original on 1 May 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2011.

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