Stan Brookshire
American politician
Died when: 85 years 80 days (1022 months)Star Sign: Leo
Stanford Raynold Brookshire (July 22, 1905 – October 10, 1990) was a mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina.Brookshire served as mayor from 1961 to 1969.He was the longest-serving mayor until 1975, when his immediate successor, John M.
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.
A native of Troutman, North Carolina, Brookshire graduated from Duke 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.
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