File:David Henry Brown Distinguished Citizen 1976 (5).jpg

Distinguished Citizen 1976

David Henry Brown 1921 – 1970 DC 1976

From Brunswick: 100 Years of History (1990) Brown, David Henry (1921-1970) Honored 1976 Local historian David Henry Brown authored “The Bridges of Berlin” and “The American Legion Home,” which were serialized in the Blade-Times in 1955, and “John W. Moberly - Renegade,” 1960. A graduate of Brunswick High School and Strayer Business College, he served briefly as city clerk for Brunswick. Later, with the Freight Traffic Department of Seaboard Coast Line Railroad in Washington he rose from stenographer to District Sales Manager. He was on the Board of Directors of Brunswick Library, a Pastmaster of Masonic Lodge No. 191, and a charter member of Brunswick Lions Club. During the Civil War Centennial in 1962, David wrote and published the book Antietam— Bloodiest Day.