Charles Harrison Brown | |
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 Brown in 1959 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's7th district | |
| In office January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1961 | |
| Preceded by | Dewey Short |
| Succeeded by | Durward G. Hall |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1920-10-22)October 22, 1920 Coweta, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | June 10, 2003(2003-06-10) (aged 82) Henderson, Nevada, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Joan Brown |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Drury College |
| Occupation | radio and TV executive advertising executive |
Charles Harrison Brown (October 22, 1920 – June 10, 2003) was an American politician. A member of theDemocratic Party, he served two terms in theUnited States House of Representatives forMissouri's 7th congressional district. He is the most recent Democrat to serve from that district.
Born inCoweta, Oklahoma, Brown attended public schools inHumansville andRepublic, Missouri, and high school inSpringfield. He attendedDrury College in 1937, 1938 and 1940 andGeorge Washington University in 1939.[1]
After one year as an announcer and writer, Brown was program director ofSpringfield, Missouri radio stationKWTO from 1937 to 1938.[1][2] He was radio publicity director for theMissouri Conservation Commission in 1940 and later worked for Drury College as public relations director.[1][2] Brown briefly returned to KWTO in 1942, then worked as an account executive with St. Louis-based Gardner Advertising Company from 1943 to 1945.[1][3]
In 1945, Brown moved toNashville and founded Brown Radio Productions; he would serve as president through 1955.[2] Brown also led Brown Brothers Advertising for much of the same time period; it was based in Nashville and St. Louis.[3] He briefly producedThe Eddy Arnold Show on ABC-TV in 1956 before resigning in August of that year after he had won the primary election.[4]
Brown served as delegate to Democratic state andnational conventions in 1956,1960 and1964. He was elected as aDemocrat to the 85th and 86thCongresses (January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1961), but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1960.[1] Brown voted in favor of theCivil Rights Acts of 1957 and1960.[5][6]
He became a public relations consultant in Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles, for organizations including theNational Education Association. From 1973 to 1979, he was senior vice president of an oil refining company in Los Angeles. On June 10, 2003, Brown died ofemphysema at age 82 inHenderson, Nevada.[7]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 7th congressional district 1957–1961 | Succeeded by |
