Daniel Brown (born December 25, 1945) is a former city councilman and former acting mayor of the city of Knoxville, Tennessee, where he was the first African American to serve as mayor.
[1] Brown was born in Knoxville, where he graduated from Austin High School.
He attended Tennessee State University, where he received B.S.
[2] He was selected by the council to serve as mayor after Bill Haslam resigned from office in order to pursue his eventually successful campaign for governor,[2] making Brown the first African American mayor of the city.
[1] He did not run for a full term as mayor, but remained on the city council.