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Ron Brown

Ronald Harmon Brown (August 1, 1941 – April 3, 1996) was an American politician and lobbyist who served as the 30th United States secretary of commerce during the first term of President Bill Clinton. Before this, he was chairman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). He was the first African American to hold these positions. He was killed, along…

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Education
Middlebury College (BA) St. John's University, New York (JD)
Allegiance
United States
Born
Ronald Harmon Brown (1941-08-01)August 1, 1941 Washington, D.C., U.S.
Branch/service
United States Army
Cause of death
Airplane crash
Children
2, including Michael

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Early life

Military career

Rise in the Democratic Party

Democratic National Committee

Secretary of Commerce

Criticism

Death

Honors and legacy

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Ron Brown

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Ron Brown

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related to Honors and legacy · 32
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related to Further reading · 30
Ron Brown → After, An Uncommon Life, Barbara, Bill, Bill Clinton, Brown, Cashill, Cross, Duke University Press, End, Foreign Economic Policy Making, Holmes, Ian, Initiative, ISBN, Jack, Memoir, My Life, Patricia Wallace Ingraham, Public Administration Review
related to Military career · 21
Ron Brown → African-American, After, Alma Arrington, Armor, Brown, California, Germany, John's University School, Korea, Law, Lieutenant, Meanwhile, Middlebury, Middlebury College, National Urban League, ROTC, Sigma Phi Epsilon, St, United States, United States Army
related to Early life · 20
Ron Brown → African-American, America, As, Brown, Harlem, He, His, Hunter College Elementary School, Jack, Jill, John, Nailor, New York, Pepsi, Pepsi-Cola, Rhodes, Rhodes Prep, Rhodes Preparatory School, Theresa Hotel, Washington
Preceded by · 2
Ron Brown → Barbara Franklin, Paul G. Kirk
Succeeded by · 2
Ron Brown → David Wilhelm, Mickey Kantor
Allegiance · 1
Ron Brown → United States
Born · 1
Ron Brown → Ronald Harmon Brown (1941-08-01)August 1, 1941 Washington, D.C., U.S.
Branch/service · 1
Ron Brown → United States Army
Cause of death · 1
Ron Brown → Airplane crash

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Ron BrownAllegianceUnited States1.00infobox
Ron BrownBornRonald Harmon Brown (1941-08-01)August 1, 1941 Washington, D.C., U.S.1.00infobox
Ron BrownBranch/serviceUnited States Army1.00infobox
Ron BrownCause of deathAirplane crash1.00infobox
Ron BrownChildren2, including Michael1.00infobox
Ron BrownDiedApril 3, 1996(1996-04-03) (aged 54) Near Dubrovnik, Croatia1.00infobox
Ron BrownEducationMiddlebury College (BA) St. John's University, New York (JD)1.00infobox
Ron BrownPartyDemocratic1.00infobox
Ron BrownPreceded byBarbara Franklin1.00infobox
Ron BrownPreceded byPaul G. Kirk1.00infobox
Ron BrownPresidentBill Clinton1.00infobox
Ron BrownRankCaptain1.00infobox
Ron BrownResting placeArlington National Cemetery1.00infobox
Ron BrownSpouse.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marria…1.00infobox
Ron BrownSucceeded byMickey Kantor1.00infobox
Ron BrownSucceeded byDavid Wilhelm1.00infobox
Ron BrownYears of service1962–19671.00infobox

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