- George L. Brown
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Brown graduated from the
University of Kansas in 1950 with aB.S. injournalism . He also did graduate work atHarvard Business School , the University of Colorado and theUniversity of Denver . For fourteen years, he worked as a writer and editor for "The Denver Post " and hosted his own Denverradio talk show . He was the firstAfrican American editor to work for a major daily newspaper in the Rocky Mountain region. Brown served as the assistant executive director for Denver'sPublic Housing Program for four years and taught at the University of Colorado and the University of Denver.In 1955, Brown made history when he was elected to the
Colorado House of Representatives . He served as a state senator for eighteen years, and was reelected to five consecutive four-year terms. Then, in 1974, in the middle of his fifth Senate term, he was electedlieutenant governor , a position he held for four years. Brown and California'sMervyn Dymally became the first two Black lieutenant-governors since Reconstruction and outside of any southern state. In 1979, Brown joined theGrumman Corporation as vice president for marketing and was later promoted to senior vice president in charge of the firm's regional offices, becoming the first African American corporate officer in a major U.S.aerospace company. He completed Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program in 1980 and worked as Grumman's chieflobbyist inWashington, D.C. , until he left Grunman in 1990. That year, Brown joined the Washington, D.C. law firm of Whitten & Diamond. In March 1994, he was named director for Prudential Securities and managed its Washington public finance office. He was a banker for Greenwich Partners from 1997 to 2000.Brown was active on various boards and served as a consultant and adviser for various organizations and companies. He received numerous awards and honors for his work. Brown was married to Modeen. He has one son: Steven; and four daughters: Gail, Cindy, Kim and Laura.
Brown passed away on
April 1 ,2006 of cancer [cite web |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2006/apr/05/local/me-passings5.1|title=George L. Brown, 79; First Black to Hold Statewide Office in U.S. |accessdate=2008-09-15 |work=Los Angeles Times |publisher= |date=2006-04-05 ] .References
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