American attorney and politician, a former presidential candidate of the Socialist Party USA (2004). Brown became a socialist in 1948 but served as Democratic member of the Oregon State Senate from 1975 to 1987. Brown also served as a Socialist Party of Oregon candidate for the U.S. Congress (3rd Congressional District) in 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2004 and has been the Pacific Green Party candidate for two statewide offices.
Brown volunteered for active duty in the U.S. Navy at age 17. He served in the Pacific and China on the USS Carter Hall (LSD-3) in World War II. After his honorable discharge in June 1946, and while in the inactive U.S. Navy Reserve, he attended the University of Southern California (USC) on the G.I. Bill, earning a B.A. in Law, cum laude (1949), and a Juris Doctor (J.D.) (1952).
In 1952, Brown was recalled to active duty during the Korean War. He was commissioned as an officer in the Navy and served as an attorney in various positions. He retired in 1970 as a Commander, with 26 years of service. Brown also continued his education: Harvard Law School (Constitutional Law (1958)); Boston University (International Relations M.A. (1961)); The Judge Advocate General’s School University of Virginia, (Master of Laws degree in Military Law (1965)); University of Oregon (Library Science M.L.S. (1975)).
Upon Brown’s retirement from the Navy he was hired as an associate professor at the Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College, teaching from 1970 to 1980.
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