William Brown | |
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| Chairperson of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | |
| In office May 5, 1969 – December 23, 1973 | |
| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Clifford Alexander |
| Succeeded by | John Powell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 19, 1928 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Temple University University of Pennsylvania |
William H. Brown III (born January 19, 1928) is an American attorney. In 1963, he became a partner at the law firm of Norris Schmidt Green Harris Higginbotham & Brown, Philadelphia's first black-owned law firm. Brown was appointed to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) by President Lyndon Johnson in 1968 and named its Chairman by President Richard Nixon in 1969. He was the fourth Chairman of the EEOC, serving from May 5, 1969, to December 23, 1973.