John Alexander
An 1852 honors graduate of Davidson College, this Mecklenburg native came from one of Charlotte's most prominent families. He was descended from Rev. Alexander Craighead and Mecklenburg patriot John McKnitt Alexander. John Brevard Alexander (1834-1911) graduated from the Medical College of South Carolina at the top of his class in 1855. He was a Civil War surgeon with Company C, NC 37th Infantry. He returned to Charlotte after the war and in 1890 moved to North Tryon Street. Until ill health befell him in 1898 he managed a Charlotte drug store. Also a historian, Dr.