Tom Fairfield Brown | |
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Chair of the Florida Republican Party | |
In office June 23, 1962 – June 18, 1966 | |
Preceded by | G. Harold Alexander |
Succeeded by | William F. Murfin [1] |
Personal details | |
Born | June 20, 1926 |
Died | September 29, 2012 | (aged 86)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Ora Katherine Cannon
(
m. 1950) |
Children | 5 |
Alma mater | University of Florida Levin College of Law |
Tom Fairfield Brown Sr. (June 20, 1926 – September 29, 2012) was an American lawyer in Tampa, Florida who served as chairman of the Florida Republican Party from 1962 to 1966. [2]
Brown was born on June 20, 1926, [3] to Sidney C. Brown and Myra Fairfield. [4] He graduated from Hillsborough High School and the University of Florida Levin College of Law in 1951. [5] He served in the United States Navy during World War II. He practiced law in Tampa since 1951. [4]
Brown was first involved in politics when he volunteered for the Robert A. Taft headquarters in 1952. [4] That same year, he ran as the Republican candidate for the state legislature from Hillsborough County, where he received 20,000 votes. [4] In 1956, he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention. [6] He served as an alternate delegate to William C. Cramer in 1960. [5] On June 23, 1962, he defeated Charles R. Holley for the chairmanship and was elected, succeeding G. Harold Alexander. [7] One of his first priorities was to move the GOP headquarters from Fort Myers to Tampa. [8]
In 1950, he married Katherine C. Brown, [9] ( née Ora Katherine Cannon) [4] who he met on a New Years' Eve blind date in Tampa in 1946. [4] They had five children. [4]
Tom Fairfield Brown | |
---|---|
Chair of the Florida Republican Party | |
In office June 23, 1962 – June 18, 1966 | |
Preceded by | G. Harold Alexander |
Succeeded by | William F. Murfin [1] |
Personal details | |
Born | June 20, 1926 |
Died | September 29, 2012 | (aged 86)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Ora Katherine Cannon
(
m. 1950) |
Children | 5 |
Alma mater | University of Florida Levin College of Law |
Tom Fairfield Brown Sr. (June 20, 1926 – September 29, 2012) was an American lawyer in Tampa, Florida who served as chairman of the Florida Republican Party from 1962 to 1966. [2]
Brown was born on June 20, 1926, [3] to Sidney C. Brown and Myra Fairfield. [4] He graduated from Hillsborough High School and the University of Florida Levin College of Law in 1951. [5] He served in the United States Navy during World War II. He practiced law in Tampa since 1951. [4]
Brown was first involved in politics when he volunteered for the Robert A. Taft headquarters in 1952. [4] That same year, he ran as the Republican candidate for the state legislature from Hillsborough County, where he received 20,000 votes. [4] In 1956, he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention. [6] He served as an alternate delegate to William C. Cramer in 1960. [5] On June 23, 1962, he defeated Charles R. Holley for the chairmanship and was elected, succeeding G. Harold Alexander. [7] One of his first priorities was to move the GOP headquarters from Fort Myers to Tampa. [8]
In 1950, he married Katherine C. Brown, [9] ( née Ora Katherine Cannon) [4] who he met on a New Years' Eve blind date in Tampa in 1946. [4] They had five children. [4]