Bud Brown | |
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| United States Secretary of Commerce | |
Acting | |
| In office July 25, 1987 – October 19, 1987 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Malcolm Baldrige Jr. |
| Succeeded by | William Verity Jr. |
| 5th United States Deputy Secretary of Commerce | |
| In office May 20, 1983 – July 12, 1988 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Guy W. Fiske |
| Succeeded by | Donna F. Tuttle |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 7th district | |
| In office November 2, 1965 – January 3, 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Clarence J. Brown |
| Succeeded by | Mike DeWine |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 18, 1927 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | January 26, 2022 (aged 94) Urbana, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Joyce Helen Eldridge
(m. 1955) |
| Children | 4, including Clancy |
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| Education | Duke University (BA) Harvard University (MBA) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1944–1946 1950–1953 |
| Battles/wars | World War II Korean War |
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Clarence John[citation needed] "Bud" Brown Jr. (June 18, 1927 – January 26, 2022) was an American politician and publisher who served as a Republican United States Representative from the 7th District of Ohio, from 1965 to 1983. He also served as the United States Deputy Secretary of Commerce and Acting Secretary of Commerce in the Reagan administration from 1983 to 1988.