Bud Brown

Bud Brown
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 (1927-06-18)June 18, 1927 Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Died	January 26, 2022(2022-01-26) (aged 94) Urbana, Ohio, U.S.
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]

References

1. "Bus Regulatory Reform Act of 1982: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, Ninety-eighth Congress, First Session, on Oversight of the Bus Regulatory Reform Act of 1982, November 1, 1983". 1984.
2. "Brown Publishing files for bankruptcy" Archived 2019-02-16 at the Wayback Machine, Business Record, 3 May 2010
3. Clancy Brown profile, FilmReference.com; accessed March 26, 2015.
4. "Former Congressman, business leader Clarence J. 'Bud' Brown dies". Springfield New Sun. January 27, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
5. "Former Congressman Clarence J. 'Bud' Brown, Jr. dies at age 94". Urbana Daily Citizen. January 27, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022.

Other websites

• Appearances on C-SPAN

• United States Congress. "Bud Brown (id: B000910)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.