Bud Brown | |
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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 | Clarence John Brown Jr June 18, 1927 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | January 26, 2022 Urbana, Ohio, U.S. | (aged 94)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Joyce Helen Eldridge[1] |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | Duke University Harvard Business School |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Navy |
Battles/wars | World War II Korean War |
Clarence J. "Bud" Brown Jr. (June 18, 1927 – January 26, 2022) was an American publisher and politician.[2] He was a Republican United States Representative from the 7th District of Ohio, serving from 1965 to 1983.
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan, he also served as the United States Deputy Secretary of Commerce and Acting Secretary of Commerce, in total from 1983 to 1988.
He was the father of actor Clancy Brown.[3]
Brown died on January 26, 2022 in Urbana, Ohio at the age of 94.[4][5]