Philip Elman

Philip Elman
Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission
In office
April 21, 1961 – October 18, 1970
PresidentJohn F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
Personal details
Born(1918-03-14)March 14, 1918
Paterson, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedNovember 30, 1999(1999-11-30) (aged 81)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyIndependent
EducationCity College of New York (BA)
Harvard University (LLB)

Philip Elman (March 14, 1918 – November 30, 1999) was an American lawyer at the United States Department of Justice and former member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Elman is best known for writing the government's brief in Brown v. Board of Education.[1] Elman is also notable for being one of just three political independents to have ever served on the FTC.[2]

  1. ^ Saxon, Wolfgang (December 5, 1999). "Philip Elman, 81, Government Lawyer in 1954 Desegregation Case (obituary)". The New York Times. Retrieved October 1, 2009.
  2. ^ "Independent commissioners have shaped key FTC decisions - FTCWatch". www.mlexwatch.com. Retrieved September 11, 2021.