James H. Brown | |
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Member of the Louisiana State Senate [1] | |
In office 1972–1980 | |
35th Secretary of State of Louisiana | |
In office 1980–1988 | |
Governor | Dave Treen Edwin Edwards |
Preceded by | Paul Hardy |
Succeeded by | W. Fox McKeithen |
Insurance Commissioner of Louisiana | |
In office 1991–2000 | |
Governor | Buddy Roemer Edwin Edwards Mike Foster |
Preceded by | Doug Green |
Succeeded by | J. Robert Wooley |
Personal details | |
Born | May 6,1940 |
Political party | Democratic |
Children | 4;including Campbell Brown |
James H. Brown (born May 6,1940) [2] is an American politician. He served as secretary of state of Louisiana [3] from 1980 to 1988. While Commissioner of Insurance,he was found guilty of lying to a federal agent and served six months in federal prison. [4]
In 2011,Brown was inducted into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame. [5]