Arthur McKinnon Brown

Arthur McKinnon Brown (November 9, 1867 – December 4, 1939), also known as Arthur McKimmon Brown, was an American physician. In the city of Birmingham, Alabama, Brown was one of the earliest African American physicians, and the first African American surgeon in the United States Army. He was an influential in the creation of the Children's Home Hospital of Birmingham. For many years it was the only hospital in the city where Black doctors could practice.

Early life and education Arthur McKinnon Brown was born November 9, 1867, in Raleigh, North Carolina. In 1893, during the Panic of 1893 national financial crisis caused Brown to move to Birmingham, after a brief move to Cleveland, Ohio.

Brown was active in organizations for Black physicians, and also served as president of the National Medical Association in 1914.

Death and legacy Brown died after an illness on December 4, 1939, in his home in Birmingham, Alabama. He is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Birmingham.