About Thad H. Brown
Lived 1887 – 1941 (aged 54). Thad H. Brown was an American politician, military officer and lawyer.
Thaddeus Harold Brown (January 10, 1887 – February 25, 1941) was a Republican lawyer and politician from the U.S. State of Ohio. After serving in the United States Army during World War I, he was elected Ohio Secretary of State 1923–1927, and was a commissioner of the Federal Radio Commission and then the Federal Communications Commission from 1932 to 1940.
Biography Brown was born January 10, 1887, at Cardington, Morrow County, Ohio, son of William Henry Brown and Ella Dell (Monroe) Brown. He was married November 10, 1915, to Marie Thrailkill.
Brown died in Cleveland, Ohio, February 25, 1941, and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. He was a Presbyterian, Mason, Phi Kappa Psi, Phi Delta Phi, and Shriner.
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Who was Thad H. Brown?
American politician from Ohio (1887-1941)
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Thad H. Brown was born on 10 January 1887 in Cardington.
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Thad H. Brown died on 25 February 1941 in Cleveland.
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Thad H. Brown was a politician, military officer and lawyer.
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Thad H. Brown was American.
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