Fred H. Brown

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Fred H. Brown

Fred Herbert Brown (born April 12, 1879 in Ossipee , New Hampshire , †  February 3, 1955 in Somersworth , New Hampshire) was an American politician ( Democratic Party ) and from 1923 to 1925 Governor of New Hampshire. Between 1933 and 1939 he represented this state in the US Senate .

Early years

Fred Brown attended his homeland public schools and the Dow Academy . He was then from 1899 to 1900 a student at Dartmouth College before studying law at Boston University . In 1907 he was admitted to the bar. He then began working in this profession in Somersworth. At that time he was also active as a baseball player for a short time . From 1910 to 1914 he was a lawyer for the City of Somersworth.

In 1912 Brown was a delegate to a conference to revise the New Hampshire Constitution; between 1914 and 1922 he served as Mayor of Somersworth. At the same time he was from 1914 to 1922 as the successor to Charles W. Hoitt federal prosecutor for the district of New Hampshire.

Political career

In 1922, Brown was elected the new governor of his state with 53:47 percent of the vote against Republican Windsor H. Goodnow. He was next to Samuel D. Felker , who held office from 1913 to 1915, the only Democrat who held this office between 1875 and 1963. He began his two-year term on January 4, 1923. During this time, the state mental hospital was improved and the national debt was reduced. In doing so, he benefited from the generally favorable economic development of those years. Nevertheless, he did not succeed in being confirmed in his office. Therefore, he had to hand over to his Republican successor John Gilbert Winant on January 1, 1925 .

After his governorship, Brown initially worked as a lawyer again. Between 1925 and 1932 he was the State Public Service Commissioner of the New Hampshire State . In 1932 he benefited from the nationwide rise of the Democrats, who not only brought Franklin D. Roosevelt to the White House that year , but also won many seats in Congress and won several gubernatorial elections in various states. In this context, Fred Brown was elected to succeed George H. Moses as Class 3 Senator in Congress. There he represented his state between March 4, 1933 and January 3, 1939. In 1938, however, he was not re-elected. Therefore he had to give up his seat to Charles W. Tobey .

Another résumé

Between 1939 and 1940, Brown served as Comptroller General for President Roosevelt. Then he was a member of the US Customs Commission until 1941. Then he withdrew from politics. Fred Brown died in February 1955. He was married to Edna C. McHarg.

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SURNAME Brown, Fred H.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brown, Fred Herbert (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH April 12, 1879
PLACE OF BIRTH Ossipee , New Hampshire
DATE OF DEATH 3rd February 1955
Place of death Somersworth , New Hampshire