- Stan Brookshire
Stanford Reynolds "Stan" Brookshire (
July 22 ,1905 –October 10 ,1990 ) was a mayor ofCharlotte, North Carolina .Brookshire served as mayor from 1961 to 1969. He was the longest-serving mayor until 1975, when his immediate successor,
John Belk , tied him by winning his fourth re-election, though Belk's fourth term would be extended another six months thanks to a change in state law. Current mayorPat McCrory is the longest-serving mayor, now in his seventh term.A native of
Troutman, North Carolina , Brookshire graduated fromDuke University and came to Charlotte as a newspaper reporter. He led the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce (as would Belk) prior to becoming mayor.The Brookshire Freeway, as well as Brookshire Boulevard (both parts of
North Carolina Highway 16 ; the former is shared with Interstate 277), are named in honor of him, and he, along with Belk, is the subject of a book by Alex Coffin, entitled "Brookshire & Belk: Businessmen in City Hall".External links
* [http://www.getcited.org/pub/103193135 "Brookshire & Belk: Businessmen in City Hall"] at
GetCited.com
* [http://www.charmeck.org/Departments/Mayor/Past+Mayors/Stanford+R.+Brookshire.htm Mayoral biography at Charmeck.org]
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