American patriot, born in Mecklenburg County, NC; died in Charlotte, NC. He was a Princeton graduate, studied medicine and practiced in Charlotte. He was secretary of the noted Mecklenburg convention (May 31, 1775), at which he drew up a “declaration” which preceded the formal Declaration of Independence by a year. With six brothers, Dr. Brevard entered the Continental service, but it was his misfortune to be captured at Charleston, SC, in 1780, and kept in prison till the ills he there suffered caused his death soon after he was liberated. He was a man of many accomplishments, and very influential in promoting the cause of independence.
