Lee Patrick Brown
A child named Lee Patrick Brown; born on October 4, 1937 in Wewoka, Oklahoma to sharecroppers would eventually become mayor or one of America's largest cities (Houston, Texas). Brown was elected the first African American mayor of Houston in 1997 and served the maximum three terms in office after elections in 1999 and 2001.
Serving as mayor was not his first major administrative responsibility; Brown in 1972 began work as Associate Director of the Institute for Urban Affairs and Research and a Professor of Public Administration at Howard University, in 1975 become the Sheriff of Mutnomah County, Oregon, Director of it's Justice Services in 1976, Public Safety Commissioner of Atlanta, Georgia in 1978 (serving as the top law enforcement official during the Atlanta Child Murders) and the first African American Police Chief of the City of Houston, Texas from 1982 to 1990.
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Posted By: Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
Wednesday, October 4th 2023 at 12:54PM
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