Alvin Brown

Alvin Brown

Alvin Brown (born June 12, 1962) is an American politician from Florida. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida from 2011 to 2015. He was the first African American to be elected to that position. Brown succeeded John Peyton as mayor after winning the 2011 mayoral election. In the 2015 race, he lost his re-election bid to Republican Lenny Curry.

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Born

1961-12-15

Birth Place

Beaufort, South Carolina, U.S.

Education

Jacksonville_University

Political Ideology

Democratic_Party_(United_States)

Spouse(s)

Santhea Brown

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Jacksonville, FLPosted by
Action News Jax2021-04-23

Former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown encourages everyone to get COVID-19 vaccine

Jacksonville, Fla. — Former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown got his second dose at the Edward Waters College vaccination site and is encouraging others to do the same at their closest vaccine site. Brown serves as the co-chair of the state-wide COVID-19 Vaccine Community Outreach Taskforce. Their goal is to have...

Blakely, GAearlycountynews.com2021-03-17

Alvin Keith Brown, 70, of Blakely, Ga., passed away unexpectedly at his residence on Monday afternoon, March 8, 2021. Alvin was born in Edison, Ga., to the late Melvin and Jeanette Mercer Brown on New Year’s Day, 1951. He was raised on a farm and continued farming for numerous years. In addition to managing Blakely Feed & Seed for nearly 20 years, he was a licensed realtor, auctioneer, and invested in several local real estate properties. Alvin was a member of Blakely First United Methodist Church Men’s Bible Class, a Mason, and proudly served our country in the U.S. Army Reserve.