Philip Elman | |
|---|---|
| Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission | |
| In office April 21, 1961 – October 18, 1970 | |
| President | John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson Richard Nixon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 14, 1918 Paterson, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | November 30, 1999 (aged 81) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Independent |
| Education | City 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]