NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Clarence J. "Bud" Brown Jr.

Clarence J. "Bud" Brown Jr., a Republican Representative from the Seventh District of Ohio; born in Columbus, Ohio, June 18, 1927; attended the public schools in Blanchester, Ohio; also attended Stoddard Elementary, Gordon Junior High, and Western High School in Washington, D.C.; graduated from Duke University in 1947; Harvard Business School, M.A., 1949; served in the United States Navy, 1944-1946 (V-12 Program), and again in 1950-1953 in the Korean War; worked for Brown Publishing Company. and newspaper business from youth to 1953 and 1957 to present, serving as president, 1965-1976, and chairman of the board, 1976 to present; co-owner of Franklin, Ohio, Chronicle, 1953-1959; farm owner; general manager radio station in Urbana, Ohio, 1965; delegate, Republican National Conventions, 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1984; elected as a Republican to the Eighty-ninth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of his father, United States Representative Clarence J. Brown Sr., and reelected to the eight succeeding Congresses (November 2, 1965-January 3, 1983); was not a candidate for reelection to the Ninety-eighth Congress in 1982, but was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Ohio, losing to Richard Celeste because he was unfamiliar to most of the state and was out of touch from his long years in Washington - in campaign speeches, he kept making references to "out here in Ohio." Ronald Reagan appointed him Deputy Secretary of Commerce and Acting Secretary of Commerce, serving 1983-1988; member, board of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, 1988-1989; president and chief executive officer, United States Capitol Historical Society, 1992-1999. (above taken, with some modifications from bioguide.congress.gov) The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... A legislature is a governmental deliberative body with the power to adopt laws. ... State nickname: The Buckeye State Other U.S. States Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus (largest metropolitan area is Cleveland) Governor Bob Taft (R) Senators Mike DeWine (R) George V. Voinovich (R) Official language(s) None Area 116,096 kmÂ² (34th) - Land 106,154 kmÂ² - Water 10,044 kmÂ² (8. ... Columbus is the capital of the U.S. state of Ohio. ... June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Blanchester is a village located in Clinton and Warren counties in Ohio. ... Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States of America. ... Duke Chapel Duke University is a private, coeducational university located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Although founded only in 1924, Duke traces its roots back to 1838. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Harvard Business School Harvard Business School (HBS) is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University, and is one of the worlds leading management schools. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Korean War (Korean: í•œêµì „ìŸ/éŸ“åœ‹æˆ°çˆ), from June 25, 1950 to cease-fire on July 27, 1953 (technically speaking, the war has not yet ended), was a conflict between North Korea and South Korea. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Franklin is a city located in Warren County, Ohio. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Urbana is a city located in Champaign County, Ohio. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... The Republican National Convention, the presidential nominating convention of the United States Republican Party, is held every four years to determine the partys candidate for the coming Presidential election and the partys platform. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Clarence J. Brown Sr. ... November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ninety-Eighth United States Congress Members of the 98th United States Congress: States Alabama Senators Howell T. Heflin (D) Jeremiah A. Denton Jr. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ohio Governors Ohio was admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803. ... Richard Frank Dick Celeste (born November 11, 1937, in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American Democratic politician from Ohio. ... Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 â€“ June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981â€“1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967â€“1975). ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Brown's son Clancy Brown, now chairman of the board of Brown Publishing, is an actor, best known as the head guard in "The Shawshank Redemption." Another of Brown's sons, Roy, unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for the Third Congressional District to replace Tony Hall in 2002. After a bitter campaign in which Roy was accused of lies about his opponents and accusations his family's newspapers were skewing their coverage in his favor and ignoring the other candidates, Roy lost the May primary to Mike Turner, who ultimately won the general election. Clancy Brown as Brother Justin Clancy Brown (born January 5, 1959 in Urbana, Ohio, USA) is an American actor best known for his role as the Kurgan (a. ... Tony Patrick Hall (born Jan. ... 2002 (MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other people named Michael Turner, see Michael Turner. ...

No relation to the film director of the same name. There are at least four well-known people named Clarence Brown, as follows: Clarence Brown, American movie director Clarence J. Brown Sr. ...

This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. The public domain comprises the body of all creative works and other knowledge—writing, artwork, music, science, inventions, and others—in which no person or organization has any proprietary interest. ... The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress is a biographical dictionary of all members of both houses of the United States Congress, past and present. ...

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