Mayor & City Council

The Mayor

Thomas J. Brown
Age: 82
Birthplace: Union, S.C.
Residence: 240 Crestwood Drive, Roxboro, N.C. 27573
Employment: Retired career educator. Person County Schools, 1963-1987 (last principal of Roxboro High School; first principal of Person Senior High School); Warren County Schools, 1961-1963.
Education: B.S. and M.A. University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois;  Advance Administration, UNC-Chapel Hill
Military: U.S. Navy, Navy Air Corps., 1943-1976
Family: Spouse - Virginia; two adult children
Community: Past president Roxboro Rotary Club, Paul Harris Fellow: Long Memorial United Methodist  Church, Sunday School teacher, past chair administrative board.
Political: Democrat. First bid for public office.

City Council

Mayor Pro-Tem

Merilyn P. Newell

Age: 50
Birthplace: Roxboro, N.C.
Residence: 308 South Main Street, Roxboro, N.C. 27273
Employment: Assistant Vice President, Roxboro Savings Bank - 1999 to Present; Self-employed image consultant, 1990-Present.
Education: Person Senior High School, Roxboro, N.C. -  1975; Admissions Partnership Program (Carnegie Foundation) of  Appalachian State University; and UNC-Chapel Hill
Family: Spouse - Doug Newell
Community: Ebenezer Primitive Baptist Church; Roxboro Uptown Development Corporation - secretary, past president; Roxboro Area Chamber of Commerce board member, Membership Committee chairman; City/County Thoroughfare Advisory Committee member; Person County Arts Council; NAACP; Person County Democratic Party; former member Kerr-Tar Council of Governments Executive Committee; former board member, Person County Recreation Arts and Parks; former board member, Person County Group Homes, Inc.; 2003 recipient of the Main Street Champion Award - N.C. Main Street Program
Professional Associations: Association of Image Consultants International (AICI)
Political: Elected Roxboro City Council 2001-2005; unsuccessful candidate for re-election, in 2005; elected  to City Council in 2007.
Email: newell14@earthlink.net

Samuel B. Spencer

Age: 80
Birthplace: Winston-Salem, N.C.
Residence: 139 Johnson Street, Roxboro, N.C. 27573
Employment: Retired educator, Person County Schools, 1949-1984
Education:  Winston-Salem State University, B.S.
Elementary education, 1949; N.C. Central University, M.A. administration and supervision, 1956
Family: Spouse- Nora, deceased. Three adult children
Community: First Baptist Church, vice chairman of deacon board; Omega Psi Phi Fraternity; Scottish Rites Free Masonry, life member; Roxboro Sertoma Club, charter member, past president; Outstanding Service Award;  Person County Partnership for Children, past  board member; Person County Board of Health, past member;  Roxboro Area Chamber of Commerce, past board member; Drug Court Advisory Committee; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, life member; Herbert Bell Shaw Consistory Outstanding Service; Martin Luther King Humanitarian Award; Person County Blue Ribbon Award; Rocket Club, Outstanding Service Award.
Political: Democrat. Elected to City Council 1983, reelected 1985 through 2009.
Email: SSpe629881@aol.com


Henry Daniel
Age: 65
Birthplace: Roxboro, N.C.
Residence: 620 Hillhaven Terrace, Roxboro, N.C. 27573
Employment: Retired. Owner, Henry Daniel Clothier, 1992-2004; Long's Men's Shop, 1964-1992
Education: Roxboro High School, 1960; East Carolina University 1960-61
Military: U.S. Army Reserve, 1966-1972
Family: Divorced. Two adult children
Community: Roxboro Rotary Club Rotarian of Year, 1999; Roxboro Area Chamber of Commerce, chairman 2004; Rocket Club; Providence Baptist Church, secretary Men I class, past deacon; Roxboro Jaycees, Distinguished Service Award, 1974; Roxboro Jaycees, life member.
Political: Person County Board of Elections, 1997-2002, chairman five years. Elected Roxboro City Council, 2003, reelected 2005 through 2008.
Email: hdaniel0309@charter.net

Sandy Stigall
Age: 69
Birthplace: Roxboro, N.C.
Residence: 219 South Morgan Street, Roxboro, N.C. 27573
Employment: Retired. Former owner/operator NuWay Cleaners and Laundromat. Former Emergency Medical Technician with Person County Ambulance Service. Former Owner/Operator Stigall Exxon Oil Co., now Home Oil Co. Former Co-Owner/Operator Stigall-Talley Auto Sales. Former salesman Tar Heel Chevrolet. Former police officer, RPD.
Education: Piedmont Community College, emergency medical technician.
Military: U.S. Air Force, 1957-1961
Family: Spouse - Charlotte; adult son.
Community: Olive Branch Baptist Church; Roxboro Elks; Roxboro County Club; former member Roxboro Moose Lodge; former member Roxboro/Person County Rescue Squad; former volunteer firefighter, RFD.
Political: Democrat. First-time candidate for elective office.

Mark T. Phillips
Age: 48
Birthplace: Durham, N.C.
Residence: 233 North Main Street, Roxboro, N.C. 27573
Employment: Insurance agent, Carver Agency, Inc.
Education: Northern Durham High School, 1977; Brigham Young University, B.S. business management; 1984
Family: Spouse - Diane. Five children, Lauren-20, Susan-18, Anna-16, Jayne-16 and Madeline-11.
Community: Roxboro Community School, vice chairman; Roxboro Board of Adjustment, vice chair, 3 years; Roxboro/Person County Home Builders Assn. President 1995-97; Person County Partnership for Children, chairman, 2001-2003; Boy Scouts of America Old North State Council Executive Board, 1998-1999; Person County Kiwanis Club past president; Roxboro Uptown Development Corp., past chairman; Roxboro Area Merchants Association; Roxboro Area Chamber of Commerce, chairman, 2002; Person County Arts Council, past board member; Main Street Champion,  2005; Champion for Children (Person County), 2003; Leadership Person County, 1999; CPCU designation (insurance award), 1992; Certified Builders Insurance Agent,2006; active member The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, elder full-time missionary, 1979-1980
Political: Republican. Elected Roxboro City Council, 2003, reelected 2005 through 2009.
email: pic@esinc.net