Charles Carter Brown

Background

Brown, Charles Carter was born on October 22, 1912 in Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States. Son of Cyrus Jay and Berenice Marie (Carter) Brown.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Louisiana State University, 1934.

Career

Observer,, United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, Pensacola, Florida, 1934-1935; hydraulics engineer, Soil Conservation Service, Franklinton, Louisiana, 1935-1941; from design engineer to state director public works, Louisiana Department Public Works, Baton Rouge, 1941-1948; partner, Brown & Butler (consultant engineers), Baton Rouge, 1948-1970; owner, Brown & Butler (consultant engineers), 1970-1982; retired, 1982.

Membership

Chairman Better Business Bureau South Carolina, 1988-1989. Served to lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers (past president Louisiana), American Consultant Engineers Council (past vice president, director).

Member Consultant Engineers Council Louisiana (past president, Service awards, A.E. Wilder Memorial award), Louisiana Engineering Society (Leo M. Odom award). Clubs: City (Baton Rouge).

Connections

Married Sylvia Ernestine Gass, November 30, 1934. Children: Barbara Anne (deceased), Carter Gass, Sylvia Ellen Brown Swinger.

Father:

Cyrus Jay Brown

Mother:

Berenice Marie (Carter) Brown

Spouse:

Sylvia Ernestine Gass

child:

Barbara Anne Brown (deceased)

child:

Carter Gass Brown

child:

Sylvia Ellen Brown Swinger Brown