About Thomas H. Brown
Lived 1917 – 2002 (aged 85). Thomas H. Brown was an American politician.
Thomas H. Brown (July 29, 1917 - August 24, 2002) was a Democratic politician who served in the Michigan House of Representatives and as the first mayor of Westland, Michigan.
A native of Indiana, Brown moved to Michigan and served in several elected offices in Nankin Township before the township was incorporated as the City of Westland. He was elected its first mayor.
In 1970, Brown was elected to the first of six terms in the House, where he chaired the chamber's Towns and Counties Committee.
Brown was member of the Lions, the Knights of Columbus, Amvets, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was a delegate to the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago which nominated Hubert H. Humphrey for President of the United States.
Brown died of cancer on August 24, 2002, aged 85.
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Who was Thomas H. Brown?
American politician in Michigan (1917-2002)
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Thomas H. Brown was born on 29 July 1917 in Indiana.
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Thomas H. Brown died on 24 August 2002.
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Thomas H. Brown was a politician.
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Thomas H. Brown was American.
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