1925 Biography - Carl C. Brown

Carl C. Brown. An active and public spirited citizen of Haynesville, Carl C. Brown is one of the representative men of Claiborne Parish, and as postmaster is rendering a most effective service. Under his wise administration many changes have been made which have resulted in a betterment of service and reduction of the expense of operation. Such men as he are the ones who should receive recognition at the hands of the Federal Government, for their sense of responsibility is strong and their manner of discharging their duties sound and effective.

Carl C. Brown was born at Haynesville, in 1883, a son of A. N. and Indiana (Brooks) Brown. A. N. Brown was born in Giles County, Tennessee, and was one of the pioneers to settle in the northern part of Claiborne Parish, his farm being located near the present town of Haynesville. He had served in the Confederate army throughout the war between the North and the South. His death occurred when he was eighty-nine years of age. The mother survives.

After completing his work in the common schools of his native town, Carl C. Brown gained a business training in the mercantile trade of Haynesville, and became a well-known figure to the people of this locality. In 1913 he was appointed postmaster by President Wilson, and has continued to hold this office ever since. When he took charge of its affairs, Haynesville had just been raised to the dignity of a third-class postoffice, it having been prior to that a small town country postoffice. It now belongs to the second class, having been so advanced to keep pace with the present importance of Haynesville, the natural growth of the town having been augmented by the great oil boom of a few years ago, which has made it a leader among communities of its size, and those much larger, in Northern Louisiana.

Mr. Brown married Bessie Broadwell. He is a Scottish Rite and Shriner Mason. A Methodist, he is an active member of the church of that denomination at Haynesville. In every respect Mr. Brown measures up to the best standards of American manhood, and the work he is accomplishing not only proves his ability, but his willingness to devote himself to the service of the public.

Contributed 2021 Nov 04 by Mike Miller, from A History of Louisiana, by Henry E. Chambers, published in 1925, volume 2, page 164.