DR. R. J. BREVARD IS DEAD
THE END OF A NOTABLE CAREER
The End Came Yesterday Afternoon at 2 O'clock After a Lingering Illness-The Funeral Services This Afternoon at 5 O'clock-Had Lived in Charlotte 25 Years and Was Twice Mayor of the City-Had Large Business Interests and Did Much for t City as a Politician and a Business Man-A Sketch of His Life.
Dr. R. J. Brevard died yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock, at his home on South Tryon street. He had been in failing health for nearly five months and had been desperately ill during the last three of four weeks. Only his wonderful vitality and power of will had kept death from him during the last fortnight or more. He was one of the most beloved men in the city and his condition during the last few weeks was a matter of solicitude to the people of Charlotte generally. Dr. Brevard died in the communion of the Episcopal Church and surrounded by the members of his family.
The funeral will be held at St. Peter's Episcopal church this afternoon at 5 o'clock, the services will be conducted by Rev. Harris Mallinckrodt, the rector. The interment will be at Elmwood Cemetery.
Robert Joseph Brevard was the youngest son of the late Judge Theodore W. Brevard and Mrs. Caroline Mayes Brevard. He was born at Tallahassee, Fla., December 15, 1848, and lived there until 1862, when his parents moved to Cleveland county, this State, making their home at Cleveland Springs. It was here that Dr. Brevard spent his young manhood. He had three brothers. The eldest of these, Theodore, remained in Florida and became the most forceful criminal lawyer and the most distinguished orator of his time in that State. Ephraim, the second brother, was thrown from his horse in Lincoln county and died from the injuries received. Mayes, the third brother, a young soldier of 16 years was killed in battle, fighting with the Confederate forces in Virginia.
Dr. Brevard spent his young manhood at Cleveland Springs. After receiving an elementary education at home, he attended Davidson College. Later he went to the University of the City of New York s a student in the medical department. He was graduated in 1872 and was elected valedictorian of his class. His valedictory address was the first delivered by a Southerner at a Northern institution after the civil war. Dr. Brevard's class was a notable one. Among his classmates were Drs. H. M. Wilder and H. J. Walker, of Charlotte; the late Dr. T. George Walton, of Morganton, and Dr. Robert McLean, of Lincoln county. He was brilliant as a student and very popular with his fellows.
Immediately after his graduation, Dr. Brevard returned home and practiced for a short while at Cleveland Springs. He then moved to Shelby, forming a partnership with Dr. Gardner, who was an eminent physician of that section. After practicing at Shelby for a very few years, he located at Lincolnton, where he practiced successfully until the winter of 1881. In December of that year he married Miss Mary Stoney, of Charlotte, and thereafter made his home here.
Dr. Brevard was remarkable successful with his practice in Charlotte and Lincolnton and Shelby, both from a professional and financial standpoint. With his fine, trained mind, excellent judgment and cordial manner, he had no superior as an attendant physician and his practice was immense. Besides being an excellent physician, Dr. Brevard was a good business man and more than a decade ago he ceased to practice except among his relatives and most intimate friends, devoting his time and attention to his increasing business interests. He took an active interest in the affairs of the city and, as a politician and business man, did much for the upbuilding of Charlotte. The people of the city twice honored him by electing him mayor, in which capacity he served them with wisdom and courage. He was a member of the company from which the city purchased its water system and served many years of the city water commission, being a member at the time of his death.
He was president of the Mecklenburg Fair Association and was responsible in a large measure for its success. He had a large interest in, and was president of, the M. C. Mayer Grocery Company and the Charlotte Trouser Company, and was a director in the Charlotte National Bank, the Fort Mill Manufacturing Company and the Piedmont Wagon Company, of Hickory.
Dr. Brevard was a man of strong character and a striking personality. His fine qualities of mind and all the instincts of a gentlemen he inherited from his parents, both of whom were members of distinguished families, his father being an able lawyer and at one time Comptroller of the State of Florida. With his gentle breeding and reared in a home of culture and refinement, he could not have been otherwise than the thorough gentleman he was. He was as gentle as he was strong; as lovable as he was firm. He was a man of strong convictions and with the courage to express them. Broad-minded and with a fine sense of justice, it was seldom that he was wrong. These traits of character caused him to be in demand as a political leader in the city and held for him the respect of all.
Dr. Brevard is survived by his wife and two children: Mrs. Mary Stoney Brevard, Miss Caroline Brevard and Mr. R. J. Brevard, Jr. Besides these, there were at his bedside when the end came Mrs. Brevard's brother and sister, Mr. C. J. Stoney, of Atlanta, Ga., and Mrs. Charles Drake, of McAdenville, and her step-mother, Mrs. Amanda Gibson. Besides the members of the immediate family, Dr. Brevard is survived b the following named nephews and nieces: Dr. E. M. Brevard, Mr. Call Brevard and Misses Janie and Carrie Brevard, of Tallahassee, Fla.
Dr. W. O. Nesbit, vice president of the Mecklenburg County Medical Society, requests that the member of the organization meet at the city hall this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock to attend, in a body, the funeral of Dr. Brevard.
Charlotte Observer
Sunday, August 12, 1906
Page 1
THE END OF A NOTABLE CAREER
The End Came Yesterday Afternoon at 2 O'clock After a Lingering Illness-The Funeral Services This Afternoon at 5 O'clock-Had Lived in Charlotte 25 Years and Was Twice Mayor of the City-Had Large Business Interests and Did Much for t City as a Politician and a Business Man-A Sketch of His Life.
Dr. R. J. Brevard died yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock, at his home on South Tryon street. He had been in failing health for nearly five months and had been desperately ill during the last three of four weeks. Only his wonderful vitality and power of will had kept death from him during the last fortnight or more. He was one of the most beloved men in the city and his condition during the last few weeks was a matter of solicitude to the people of Charlotte generally. Dr. Brevard died in the communion of the Episcopal Church and surrounded by the members of his family.
The funeral will be held at St. Peter's Episcopal church this afternoon at 5 o'clock, the services will be conducted by Rev. Harris Mallinckrodt, the rector. The interment will be at Elmwood Cemetery.
Robert Joseph Brevard was the youngest son of the late Judge Theodore W. Brevard and Mrs. Caroline Mayes Brevard. He was born at Tallahassee, Fla., December 15, 1848, and lived there until 1862, when his parents moved to Cleveland county, this State, making their home at Cleveland Springs. It was here that Dr. Brevard spent his young manhood. He had three brothers. The eldest of these, Theodore, remained in Florida and became the most forceful criminal lawyer and the most distinguished orator of his time in that State. Ephraim, the second brother, was thrown from his horse in Lincoln county and died from the injuries received. Mayes, the third brother, a young soldier of 16 years was killed in battle, fighting with the Confederate forces in Virginia.
Dr. Brevard spent his young manhood at Cleveland Springs. After receiving an elementary education at home, he attended Davidson College. Later he went to the University of the City of New York s a student in the medical department. He was graduated in 1872 and was elected valedictorian of his class. His valedictory address was the first delivered by a Southerner at a Northern institution after the civil war. Dr. Brevard's class was a notable one. Among his classmates were Drs. H. M. Wilder and H. J. Walker, of Charlotte; the late Dr. T. George Walton, of Morganton, and Dr. Robert McLean, of Lincoln county. He was brilliant as a student and very popular with his fellows.
Immediately after his graduation, Dr. Brevard returned home and practiced for a short while at Cleveland Springs. He then moved to Shelby, forming a partnership with Dr. Gardner, who was an eminent physician of that section. After practicing at Shelby for a very few years, he located at Lincolnton, where he practiced successfully until the winter of 1881. In December of that year he married Miss Mary Stoney, of Charlotte, and thereafter made his home here.
Dr. Brevard was remarkable successful with his practice in Charlotte and Lincolnton and Shelby, both from a professional and financial standpoint. With his fine, trained mind, excellent judgment and cordial manner, he had no superior as an attendant physician and his practice was immense. Besides being an excellent physician, Dr. Brevard was a good business man and more than a decade ago he ceased to practice except among his relatives and most intimate friends, devoting his time and attention to his increasing business interests. He took an active interest in the affairs of the city and, as a politician and business man, did much for the upbuilding of Charlotte. The people of the city twice honored him by electing him mayor, in which capacity he served them with wisdom and courage. He was a member of the company from which the city purchased its water system and served many years of the city water commission, being a member at the time of his death.
He was president of the Mecklenburg Fair Association and was responsible in a large measure for its success. He had a large interest in, and was president of, the M. C. Mayer Grocery Company and the Charlotte Trouser Company, and was a director in the Charlotte National Bank, the Fort Mill Manufacturing Company and the Piedmont Wagon Company, of Hickory.
Dr. Brevard was a man of strong character and a striking personality. His fine qualities of mind and all the instincts of a gentlemen he inherited from his parents, both of whom were members of distinguished families, his father being an able lawyer and at one time Comptroller of the State of Florida. With his gentle breeding and reared in a home of culture and refinement, he could not have been otherwise than the thorough gentleman he was. He was as gentle as he was strong; as lovable as he was firm. He was a man of strong convictions and with the courage to express them. Broad-minded and with a fine sense of justice, it was seldom that he was wrong. These traits of character caused him to be in demand as a political leader in the city and held for him the respect of all.
Dr. Brevard is survived by his wife and two children: Mrs. Mary Stoney Brevard, Miss Caroline Brevard and Mr. R. J. Brevard, Jr. Besides these, there were at his bedside when the end came Mrs. Brevard's brother and sister, Mr. C. J. Stoney, of Atlanta, Ga., and Mrs. Charles Drake, of McAdenville, and her step-mother, Mrs. Amanda Gibson. Besides the members of the immediate family, Dr. Brevard is survived b the following named nephews and nieces: Dr. E. M. Brevard, Mr. Call Brevard and Misses Janie and Carrie Brevard, of Tallahassee, Fla.
Dr. W. O. Nesbit, vice president of the Mecklenburg County Medical Society, requests that the member of the organization meet at the city hall this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock to attend, in a body, the funeral of Dr. Brevard.
Charlotte Observer
Sunday, August 12, 1906
Page 1
DR. R. J. BREVARD IS DEAD
THE END OF A NOTABLE CAREER
The End Came Yesterday Afternoon at 2 O'clock After a Lingering Illness-The Funeral Services This Afternoon at 5 O'clock-Had Lived in Charlotte 25 Years and Was Twice Mayor of the City-Had Large Business Interests and Did Much for t City as a Politician and a Business Man-A Sketch of His Life.
Dr. R. J. Brevard died yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock, at his home on South Tryon street. He had been in failing health for nearly five months and had been desperately ill during the last three of four weeks. Only his wonderful vitality and power of will had kept death from him during the last fortnight or more. He was one of the most beloved men in the city and his condition during the last few weeks was a matter of solicitude to the people of Charlotte generally. Dr. Brevard died in the communion of the Episcopal Church and surrounded by the members of his family.
The funeral will be held at St. Peter's Episcopal church this afternoon at 5 o'clock, the services will be conducted by Rev. Harris Mallinckrodt, the rector. The interment will be at Elmwood Cemetery.
Robert Joseph Brevard was the youngest son of the late Judge Theodore W. Brevard and Mrs. Caroline Mayes Brevard. He was born at Tallahassee, Fla., December 15, 1848, and lived there until 1862, when his parents moved to Cleveland county, this State, making their home at Cleveland Springs. It was here that Dr. Brevard spent his young manhood. He had three brothers. The eldest of these, Theodore, remained in Florida and became the most forceful criminal lawyer and the most distinguished orator of his time in that State. Ephraim, the second brother, was thrown from his horse in Lincoln county and died from the injuries received. Mayes, the third brother, a young soldier of 16 years was killed in battle, fighting with the Confederate forces in Virginia.
Dr. Brevard spent his young manhood at Cleveland Springs. After receiving an elementary education at home, he attended Davidson College. Later he went to the University of the City of New York s a student in the medical department. He was graduated in 1872 and was elected valedictorian of his class. His valedictory address was the first delivered by a Southerner at a Northern institution after the civil war. Dr. Brevard's class was a notable one. Among his classmates were Drs. H. M. Wilder and H. J. Walker, of Charlotte; the late Dr. T. George Walton, of Morganton, and Dr. Robert McLean, of Lincoln county. He was brilliant as a student and very popular with his fellows.
Immediately after his graduation, Dr. Brevard returned home and practiced for a short while at Cleveland Springs. He then moved to Shelby, forming a partnership with Dr. Gardner, who was an eminent physician of that section. After practicing at Shelby for a very few years, he located at Lincolnton, where he practiced successfully until the winter of 1881. In December of that year he married Miss Mary Stoney, of Charlotte, and thereafter made his home here.
Dr. Brevard was remarkable successful with his practice in Charlotte and Lincolnton and Shelby, both from a professional and financial standpoint. With his fine, trained mind, excellent judgment and cordial manner, he had no superior as an attendant physician and his practice was immense. Besides being an excellent physician, Dr. Brevard was a good business man and more than a decade ago he ceased to practice except among his relatives and most intimate friends, devoting his time and attention to his increasing business interests. He took an active interest in the affairs of the city and, as a politician and business man, did much for the upbuilding of Charlotte. The people of the city twice honored him by electing him mayor, in which capacity he served them with wisdom and courage. He was a member of the company from which the city purchased its water system and served many years of the city water commission, being a member at the time of his death.
He was president of the Mecklenburg Fair Association and was responsible in a large measure for its success. He had a large interest in, and was president of, the M. C. Mayer Grocery Company and the Charlotte Trouser Company, and was a director in the Charlotte National Bank, the Fort Mill Manufacturing Company and the Piedmont Wagon Company, of Hickory.
Dr. Brevard was a man of strong character and a striking personality. His fine qualities of mind and all the instincts of a gentlemen he inherited from his parents, both of whom were members of distinguished families, his father being an able lawyer and at one time Comptroller of the State of Florida. With his gentle breeding and reared in a home of culture and refinement, he could not have been otherwise than the thorough gentleman he was. He was as gentle as he was strong; as lovable as he was firm. He was a man of strong convictions and with the courage to express them. Broad-minded and with a fine sense of justice, it was seldom that he was wrong. These traits of character caused him to be in demand as a political leader in the city and held for him the respect of all.
Dr. Brevard is survived by his wife and two children: Mrs. Mary Stoney Brevard, Miss Caroline Brevard and Mr. R. J. Brevard, Jr. Besides these, there were at his bedside when the end came Mrs. Brevard's brother and sister, Mr. C. J. Stoney, of Atlanta, Ga., and Mrs. Charles Drake, of McAdenville, and her step-mother, Mrs. Amanda Gibson. Besides the members of the immediate family, Dr. Brevard is survived b the following named nephews and nieces: Dr. E. M. Brevard, Mr. Call Brevard and Misses Janie and Carrie Brevard, of Tallahassee, Fla.
Dr. W. O. Nesbit, vice president of the Mecklenburg County Medical Society, requests that the member of the organization meet at the city hall this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock to attend, in a body, the funeral of Dr. Brevard.
Charlotte Observer
Sunday, August 12, 1906
Page 1
THE END OF A NOTABLE CAREER
The End Came Yesterday Afternoon at 2 O'clock After a Lingering Illness-The Funeral Services This Afternoon at 5 O'clock-Had Lived in Charlotte 25 Years and Was Twice Mayor of the City-Had Large Business Interests and Did Much for t City as a Politician and a Business Man-A Sketch of His Life.
Dr. R. J. Brevard died yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock, at his home on South Tryon street. He had been in failing health for nearly five months and had been desperately ill during the last three of four weeks. Only his wonderful vitality and power of will had kept death from him during the last fortnight or more. He was one of the most beloved men in the city and his condition during the last few weeks was a matter of solicitude to the people of Charlotte generally. Dr. Brevard died in the communion of the Episcopal Church and surrounded by the members of his family.
The funeral will be held at St. Peter's Episcopal church this afternoon at 5 o'clock, the services will be conducted by Rev. Harris Mallinckrodt, the rector. The interment will be at Elmwood Cemetery.
Robert Joseph Brevard was the youngest son of the late Judge Theodore W. Brevard and Mrs. Caroline Mayes Brevard. He was born at Tallahassee, Fla., December 15, 1848, and lived there until 1862, when his parents moved to Cleveland county, this State, making their home at Cleveland Springs. It was here that Dr. Brevard spent his young manhood. He had three brothers. The eldest of these, Theodore, remained in Florida and became the most forceful criminal lawyer and the most distinguished orator of his time in that State. Ephraim, the second brother, was thrown from his horse in Lincoln county and died from the injuries received. Mayes, the third brother, a young soldier of 16 years was killed in battle, fighting with the Confederate forces in Virginia.
Dr. Brevard spent his young manhood at Cleveland Springs. After receiving an elementary education at home, he attended Davidson College. Later he went to the University of the City of New York s a student in the medical department. He was graduated in 1872 and was elected valedictorian of his class. His valedictory address was the first delivered by a Southerner at a Northern institution after the civil war. Dr. Brevard's class was a notable one. Among his classmates were Drs. H. M. Wilder and H. J. Walker, of Charlotte; the late Dr. T. George Walton, of Morganton, and Dr. Robert McLean, of Lincoln county. He was brilliant as a student and very popular with his fellows.
Immediately after his graduation, Dr. Brevard returned home and practiced for a short while at Cleveland Springs. He then moved to Shelby, forming a partnership with Dr. Gardner, who was an eminent physician of that section. After practicing at Shelby for a very few years, he located at Lincolnton, where he practiced successfully until the winter of 1881. In December of that year he married Miss Mary Stoney, of Charlotte, and thereafter made his home here.
Dr. Brevard was remarkable successful with his practice in Charlotte and Lincolnton and Shelby, both from a professional and financial standpoint. With his fine, trained mind, excellent judgment and cordial manner, he had no superior as an attendant physician and his practice was immense. Besides being an excellent physician, Dr. Brevard was a good business man and more than a decade ago he ceased to practice except among his relatives and most intimate friends, devoting his time and attention to his increasing business interests. He took an active interest in the affairs of the city and, as a politician and business man, did much for the upbuilding of Charlotte. The people of the city twice honored him by electing him mayor, in which capacity he served them with wisdom and courage. He was a member of the company from which the city purchased its water system and served many years of the city water commission, being a member at the time of his death.
He was president of the Mecklenburg Fair Association and was responsible in a large measure for its success. He had a large interest in, and was president of, the M. C. Mayer Grocery Company and the Charlotte Trouser Company, and was a director in the Charlotte National Bank, the Fort Mill Manufacturing Company and the Piedmont Wagon Company, of Hickory.
Dr. Brevard was a man of strong character and a striking personality. His fine qualities of mind and all the instincts of a gentlemen he inherited from his parents, both of whom were members of distinguished families, his father being an able lawyer and at one time Comptroller of the State of Florida. With his gentle breeding and reared in a home of culture and refinement, he could not have been otherwise than the thorough gentleman he was. He was as gentle as he was strong; as lovable as he was firm. He was a man of strong convictions and with the courage to express them. Broad-minded and with a fine sense of justice, it was seldom that he was wrong. These traits of character caused him to be in demand as a political leader in the city and held for him the respect of all.
Dr. Brevard is survived by his wife and two children: Mrs. Mary Stoney Brevard, Miss Caroline Brevard and Mr. R. J. Brevard, Jr. Besides these, there were at his bedside when the end came Mrs. Brevard's brother and sister, Mr. C. J. Stoney, of Atlanta, Ga., and Mrs. Charles Drake, of McAdenville, and her step-mother, Mrs. Amanda Gibson. Besides the members of the immediate family, Dr. Brevard is survived b the following named nephews and nieces: Dr. E. M. Brevard, Mr. Call Brevard and Misses Janie and Carrie Brevard, of Tallahassee, Fla.
Dr. W. O. Nesbit, vice president of the Mecklenburg County Medical Society, requests that the member of the organization meet at the city hall this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock to attend, in a body, the funeral of Dr. Brevard.
Charlotte Observer
Sunday, August 12, 1906
Page 1
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