Charles Linn

Scandinavian immigrant Charles Linn (1814-1882) was a sea captain who would be an important figure in Alabama's early economy. He ran a successful store and farm in and around Montgomery after settling there in 1838, served as a captain in the Confederate Navy, and then re-settled in Birmingham, where he helped found the National Bank of Birmingham, which evolved into AmSouth Bancorporation, one of the state's most important financial institutions until its merger with Regions.