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American politician
Walter Folger Brown
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In office
March 5, 1929 ? March 4, 1933
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President
| Herbert Hoover
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Preceded by
| Harry Stewart New
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Succeeded by
| James Farley
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In office
November 2, 1927 ? March 4, 1929
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Appointed by
| Calvin Coolidge
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Preceded by
| J. Walter Drake
[1]
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Succeeded by
| Julius Klein
[2]
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Born
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1869-05-31
)
May 31, 1869
Massillon, Ohio
, U.S.
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Died
| January 26, 1961
(1961-01-26)
(aged 91)
Toledo, Ohio
, U.S.
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Resting place
| Woodlawn Cemetery
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Political party
| Republican
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Spouse
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Katharin Hafer
(
m.
1903; died 1960)
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Education
| Harvard University
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AB
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Walter Folger Brown
(May 31, 1869 – January 26, 1961) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the
Postmaster General of the United States
from March 5, 1929, to March 4, 1933, under
Herbert Hoover
's administration.
Biography
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Early & personal life
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Brown was born in
Massillon, Ohio
, to Lavinia (nee Folger) and James Marshal Brown. He was educated in
Toledo Public Schools
and
Western Reserve Academy
. He married Katherin Hafer on September 10, 1903. Brown had no children.
Education
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He graduated from
Harvard University
with a
Bachelor of Arts
degree in 1892 and later attended
Harvard Law School
from 1893 to 1894. While living in Ohio he studied law as an apprentice and eventually earned a law license.
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Legal career
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He practiced law with his father in
Toledo
from 1894 to 1905. From 1905 to 1927 he practiced law with the firm of Brown, Hahn & Sanger.
Political career
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From 1911 to 1912 he was a member of the
Ohio Constitutional Convention
and later chairman of the Congressional Joint Committee on Reorganization of Executive Departments from 1921 to 1924. In 1927, President
Calvin Coolidge
appointed him
to be the United States Assistant Secretary of Commerce.
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He held that position until he took the office of Postmaster General on March 5, 1929.
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He served as President Hoover's
Postmaster General
from 1929 until 1933. He was best known from his involvement in the
Air Mail scandal
. He was also a delegate to the
Republican National Convention
in
Ohio
in 1940 and 1944, and served as the president of the Toledo Humane Society from 1911 until 1961.
Brown died at age 91 in Toledo on January 26, 1961. He was buried next to his wife Katherin Hafer in Woodlawn Cemetery.
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