Paul W. Brown
Paul Wesley Brown | |
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Ohio Supreme Court | |
| In office November 1964 – December 31, 1968 | |
| Appointed by | Jim Rhodes |
| Preceded by | Rankin Gibson |
| Succeeded by | Robert Morton Duncan |
| In office January 1, 1973 – August 31, 1981 | |
| Preceded by | Lloyd O. Brown |
| Succeeded by | Blanche Krupansky |
| 41st Ohio Attorney General | |
| In office January 1969 – January 11, 1971 | |
| Governor | Jim Rhodes |
| Preceded by | William B. Saxbe |
| Succeeded by | William J. Brown |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 14, 1915 Ohio State University College of Law |
Paul Wesley Brown (January 14, 1915 – November 17, 2000) was a
Biography
Paul Wesley Brown was born at
In 1941, Brown volunteered as a lieutenant with the Reserve Field Artillery, and by 1942, he was a captain in the Armored Field Artillery, United States Army in North Africa. He returned stateside to recover from combat wounds after escaping an Italian prisoner-of-war camp, and was awarded a Silver Star and Purple Heart.[1]
Brown returned to private practice in Youngstown with Williams, Andrews and Brown. He was on the faculty of Youngstown State University, and served as liaison between the school and the state government, as the school transitioned from private to public status.[1]
Judicial career
In 1960, Brown was elected to
In 1968,
Brown served as a trust officer for Ohio National Bank before returning to politics, winning election to the Supreme Court again in 1972, and re-election in 1978. He resigned August 31, 1981 to return to private practice in the Columbus office of Thompson, Hine and Flory of Cleveland.[1]
Death
Brown married Helen Page in 1942 and they had seven children. He died in 2000 in Sarasota, Florida.
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