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| − | | subject_name =Lucius Screven Brown | + | | subject_name = Lucius Screven Brown |
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| + | | date_of_birth = 1874 |
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| + | | date_of_death = 1963 |
| − | | image_caption =Brown c. 1908
| + | | occupation = Realtor, banker, insurance, city councilman, assistant postmaster |
| − | | date_of_birth =[[1874]] | |
| − | | place_of_birth =Louisville, Georgia
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| − | | date_of_death =[[1963]] | |
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| − | | occupation =Realtor, banker, insurance, city councilman, assistant postmaster | |
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| − | [[Lucius Screven Brown]] ([[1874]]-[[1963]]) was a prominent Pensacolian who had a long career in real estate, banking and insurance. Along with his brother [[Hunter Brown]], he is part of the "Brown" half of [[Fisher-Brown Insurance]].
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| − | ==Insurance & real estate career==
| + | [[Lucius Screven Brown]] (1874-1963) was a prominent Pensacolian who had a long career in real estate, banking and insurance. He served the city on the [[Pensacola City Council]] and as assistant postmaster. A bond issue held in Escambia County in 1912 resulted in the paving of [[Cervantes Street]] and [[Mobile Highway]], and the extension of public water lines. This in turn intensified the residential building boom in [[Brownsville]], the residential area he initially developed and which carries his name. |
| − | A native of Georgia, Brown moved to Pensacola in [[1904]] and joined the [[Southern Insurance Agency]] as a manager. In [[1905]] he left the firm to start his own insurance company, [[Lucius S. Brown & Company]], setting up a small office in the [[Thiesen Building]]. His brother [[Hunter Brown|Hunter]] moved to the city a few years later and began working at the firm.
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| − | Brown began talks with the [[Fisher Real Estate Agency]] to merge the two companies. On [[January 2]], [[1909]], the Fisher stockholders held a meeting to decide which assets they would dedicate to the new venture. The [[Fisher-Brown Insurance Agency]] was officially formed on [[December 28]], [[1911]], at which point Lucius retired from insurance to focus on real estate.
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| − | ==Civil service==
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| − | In [[1908]] Brown stood for election as [[Escambia County Clerk of the Circuit Court]], but lost.
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| − | He served the city on the [[Pensacola City Council]] and as assistant postmaster. A bond issue held in Escambia County in [[1912]] resulted in the paving of [[Cervantes Street]] and [[Mobile Highway]], and the extension of public water lines. This in turn intensified the residential building boom in [[Brownsville]], the residential area he initially developed and which carries his name. | |
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| − | ==Electoral history==
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| − | ===[[Escambia County Clerk of Circuit Court]], [[1908]]===
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| − | ''This election was held on [[May 19]], [[1908]].''
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| − | |'''<span style="color:blue;">DEM<span>'''
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| − | |'''[[Angus M. McMillan]]'''
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| − | |'''1,216'''
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| − | |'''38%'''
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| − | |'''<span style="color:blue;">DEM<span>'''
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| − | |[[Jason Macgibbon]]
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| − | |909
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| − | |28%
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| − | |'''<span style="color:blue;">DEM<span>'''
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| − | |L. S. Brown
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| − | |799
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| − | |25%
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| − | |'''<span style="color:blue;">DEM<span>'''
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| − | |[[Frank Johnson]]
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| − | |285
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| − | |9%
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| − | |}
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| − | ==References==
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| − | *John Appleyard. ''The Fisher-Brown Story: 1911-2003''. Bodree Printing Company: October 2003.
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| − | *http://www.flgenhistonline.com/counties/escambia/people/businessmen1905.htm
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| − | [[Category:Insurance executives|Brown, Lucius]] [[Category:Pensacola City Council members|Brown, Lucius]] [[Category:Real estate agents|Brown, Lucius]]
| + | [[Category: Pensacola City Council members]] |