Lee P. Brown

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Lee Brown (1996)

Lee Patrick Brown (born October 4, 1937 in Wewoka , Oklahoma ) is an American politician ( Democratic Party ). From 1982 to 1990, Brown was Chief of Police of Houston , Texas, and then until 1993 Police Commissioner (head) of the New York City Police Department . Lee Brown was Mayor of Houston from January 2, 1998 to January 2, 2004.

Life

Lee Brown was born in the small town of Wewoka, Seminole County , Oklahoma. Shortly after he was born, he moved to California with his parents and six brothers during Second Great Migration . Brown received a football stiendium from Fresno State University , where he studied criminology and received his bachelor's degree in 1960. After graduating, Lee Brown worked as a police officer in San José . Meanwhile, he completed a master's degree in sociology at San José State University , which he successfully completed in 1964. In 1968 he worked at the university as a research assistant, in the same year he successfully completed another master's degree in criminology at the University of California, Berkeley .

In 1970, Brown received his Ph.D. in criminology. After graduating from college, Lee Brown moved to Portland, Oregon . There he worked at Portland State University as chairman of the Department of Administration of Justice. From 1972 Brown was Associate Director of the Institute of Urban Affairs and Research and Professor of Public Administration at Howard University . In 1974 he became a county sheriff in Multnomah County . Four years later, Lee Brown left Atlanta as the public safety officer . In 1982, Brown became the first African American police chief in Houston. During Brown's tenure, the Police Department's staffing levels were increased and the relationship between police officers and the citizens of Houston improved.

In December 1989, Lee Brown was named police chief by David Dinkins , then Mayor of New York City . A month later he officially took over the office as the successor to Richard J. Condon . New York City's crime rate fell 6.7 percent during the first six months of Brown's tenure, but police officers were also charged with drug trafficking and bribery during that time. On September 1, 1992, Lee Brown submitted his resignation, both he and Dinkins reiterated that the resignation was not influenced by the allegations. Brown then returned to his family in Houston. Shortly afterwards he was appointed head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy by US President Bill Clinton , which is why he moved to Washington, DC . Brown held the office until 1996.

In the 1997 local elections, Lee Brown ran for mayor in the city of Houston, succeeding Bob Lanier . Politically, he joined the Democratic Party . Brown won the election and became Houston’s first African American Mayor when he took office on January 2, 1998. During his tenure, the city administration began to invest heavily in the expansion of the infrastructure, and measures were also taken to renovate the old town. In 1999, Brown was confirmed in office. In 2001, in view of the upcoming mayoral election, he signed a decree to renew the road network of Houston, which Brown's rival candidate Orlando Sanchez had made his election manifesto. In the election that followed shortly thereafter, Brown was supported by Bill Clinton, among others. He was eventually re-elected for a third term with 51.7 percent of the vote.

In 2003 Brown did not stand for election, he was replaced by Bill White . Since 2005 he has been Chairman and CEO of Brown Group International . He is also a co-founder of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives . At times, Lee Brown was a professor at Texas Southern University . Since 1959 Lee Brown was married to Yvonne Brown, with whom he has four children. In 1992 his wife died of complications from cancer. In 1996, Brown married the teacher Frances Young.

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Office of Natzional Drug Control Policy. In: clintonwhitehouse1.archives.gov , accessed April 13, 2020.
  2. ^ Atlanta Commissioner Gets Police Chief Job In Houston. In: New York Times , March 10, 1982, accessed April 13, 2020.
  3. ^ Dinkins Names Houston's Chief To Be His Police Commissioner. In: New York Times , December 19, 1989, accessed April 13, 2020.
  4. ^ NY Police Chief Resigns Amid Probe. In: Los Angeles Times , August 4, 1992, accessed April 13, 2020.
  5. ↑ 1999 Election Results. In: houstontx.gov , accessed April 13, 2020.
  6. ↑ 2001 Election Results. In: houstontx.gov , accessed April 13, 2020.
  7. ↑ The Honorable Lee P. Brown. In: thehistorymakers.org , accessed April 13, 2020.
personal data
SURNAME Brown, Lee P.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brown, Lee Patrick (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician, Mayor of Houston (1998–2004)
DATE OF BIRTH October 4, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH Wewoka , Oklahoma , United States