10 things about Manhattan, New York native Clarice Kirnon Brown

Clarice Lilian Molina Kirnon Brown was a native New York City, New York, United States. The city is around 386 miles away from Buffalo, New York.

Brown was an employee of the City College of New York in New York City for three decades. It was known as the Free Academy of the City of New York from 1847to 1866, the College of the City of New York from 1866 to 1929 and the City College of New York from 1929 to 1961.

The City College of New York is the first free public institution of higher education in the U.S. It is a public research university within the City University of New York system.

BIOGRAPHY

Brown is Charles Kirnon‘s older sister. Here are 10 more things about her:

1. She was born in Manhattan, New York City to George Kirnon and Beatrice Allen Kirnon.
2. She grew up in Manhattan.
3. She was a member of The Church of the Crucifixion in Manhattan.
4. She attended Public School 136, Harriet Beecher Stowe Junior High School and George Washington High School, which are all in New York City.
5. On October 26, 1957, she married Byron Lester Brown and they lived in Brooklyn, New York City.
6. From 1958 to 1988, she worked at the City College of New York in its purchasing department, department of education foundations and graduate engineering office.
7. On September 24, 1958, she gave birth to Byron William Brown II in New York City.
8. In 1962, she gave birth to Andrea Brown and moved from Brooklyn to Queens, New York with Byron and Byron II.
9. In 2003, she moved to Buffalo.
10. She turned 79 on February 14, 2006 and died on March 31, 2006.

From January 1, 2006 to October 15, 2024, Clarice’s son Byron II served as the 62nd mayor of Buffalo. He is the first African-American mayor of the city.