Louis Brownlow | |
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 Charles Merriam (left) and Louis Brownlow at the White House in 1938 | |
| 12th President of the Board of Commissioners of Washington, D.C. | |
| In office October 9, 1917 – September 17, 1920 | |
| President | Woodrow Wilson |
| Preceded by | Oliver Peck Newman |
| Succeeded by | John Thilman Hendrick |
| Member of the Board of Commissioners of Washington, D.C. | |
| In office January 26, 1915 – September 17, 1920 | |
| President | Woodrow Wilson |
| Preceded by | Frederick Lincoln Siddons |
| Succeeded by | John Thilman Hendrick |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 29, 1879 Buffalo, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | September 27, 1963 (aged 84) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Rock Creek Cemetery Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Occupation | Political scientist |
Louis Brownlow (August 29, 1879 – September 27, 1963) was an American author, political scientist, and consultant in the area of public administration. As chairman of the Committee on Administrative Management (better known as the Brownlow Committee) in 1937, he co-authored a report which led to passage of the Reorganization Act of 1939 and the creation of the Executive Office of the President.[1] [2] While chairing the Committee on Administrative Management, Brownlow called several of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's advisors men with "a passion for anonymity"—which later became a popular phrase.[3][4][5]
- ^ Frederick C. Mosher, American Public Administration: Past, Present, Future (University of Alabama Press, 1975 ) p. 72–73
- ^ Matthew Dickinson, Bitter Harvest: FDR, Presidential Power, and the Growth of the Presidential Branch (Cambridge University Press, 1999) p. 112
- ^ "Louis Brownlow, 84, Writer on Politics." The New York Times. September 28, 1963.
- ^ William Safire, Safire's Political Dictionary (Oxford University Press, 2008) p. 523
- ^ "Louis Brownlow," Washington Post, September 30, 1963