Bud Brown (politician)

Bud Brown
Brown in 1981
United States Secretary of Commerce
Acting
In office
July 25, 1987 – October 19, 1987
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byMalcolm Baldrige Jr.
Succeeded byWilliam Verity Jr.
5th United States Deputy Secretary of Commerce
In office
May 20, 1983 – July 12, 1988
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byGuy W. Fiske
Succeeded byDonna F. Tuttle
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 7th district
In office
November 2, 1965 – January 3, 1983
Preceded byClarence J. Brown
Succeeded byMike DeWine
Personal details
Born(1927-06-18)June 18, 1927
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
DiedJanuary 26, 2022(2022-01-26) (aged 94)
Urbana, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Joyce Helen Eldridge
(m. 1955)
Children4, including Clancy
Parent
EducationDuke University (BA)
Harvard University (MBA)
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Navy
Years of service1944–1946
1950–1953
Battles/warsWorld War II
Korean War

Clarence John[citation needed] "Bud" Brown Jr. (June 18, 1927 – January 26, 2022) was an American politician and publisher who served as a Republican United States Representative from the 7th District of Ohio, from 1965 to 1983. He also served as the United States Deputy Secretary of Commerce and Acting Secretary of Commerce in the Reagan administration from 1983 to 1988.


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