Clarence J. Brown

Clarence J. Brown
Brown in 1953
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 7th district
In office
January 3, 1939 – August 23, 1965
Preceded byArthur W. Aleshire
Succeeded byBud Brown
36th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
In office
January 13, 1919 – January 8, 1923
GovernorJames M. Cox
Harry L. Davis
Preceded byEarl D. Bloom
Succeeded byEarl D. Bloom
36th Ohio Secretary of State
In office
January 10, 1927 – January 9, 1933
GovernorA. Victor Donahey
Myers Y. Cooper
George White
Preceded byThad H. Brown
Succeeded byGeorge S. Myers
Personal details
Born
Clarence James Brown

(1893-07-14)July 14, 1893
Blanchester, Ohio, U.S.
DiedAugust 23, 1965(1965-08-23) (aged 72)
Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
Resting placeI.O.O.F. Cemetery, Blanchester, Ohio
Political partyRepublican
SpouseEthel McKinney
Children3, including Bud
RelativesClancy Brown (grandson)
Alma materWashington and Lee University School of Law

Clarence James Brown Sr.[1] (July 14, 1893 – August 23, 1965) was an American politician; he represented Ohio as a Republican in the United States House of Representatives from 1939 until his death in Bethesda, Maryland in 1965. Long representing conservative views, near the end of his life, he helped gain House passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which he voted for to provide enforcement of the right to vote for all citizens,[2] while also voting in favor of the Civil Rights Act of 1957,[3] 1960,[4] and 1964.[5]

As president of Brown Publishing Company from 1920, he created a huge media company that lasted for 90 years. In 1918, at age 25, Brown was elected as the 36th lieutenant governor of Ohio, the youngest man to gain that post.

  1. ^ textsDictionary of American Biography: Supplement Seven. American Council of Learned Societies. 1981. ISBN 9780684167947.
  2. ^ "TO PASS H.R. 6400, THE 1965 VOTING RIGHTS ACT".
  3. ^ "HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957". GovTrack.us.
  4. ^ "HR 8601. PASSAGE".
  5. ^ "H.R. 7152. PASSAGE".