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]
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.
References
^ abcdefThe Supreme Court of Ohio and The Ohio Judicial System - Paul Wesley Brown
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paul, brown, paul, wesley, brown, january, 1915, november, 2000, republican, lawyer, state, ohio, served, consecutive, terms, justice, ohio, supreme, court, sandwiched, around, being, appointed, ohio, attorney, general, paul, wesley, brownassociate, justice, o. Paul Wesley Brown January 14 1915 November 17 2000 was a Republican lawyer in the U S state of Ohio who served two non consecutive terms as a justice of the Ohio Supreme Court sandwiched around being appointed Ohio Attorney General Paul Wesley BrownAssociate Justice of the Ohio Supreme CourtIn office November 1964 December 31 1968Appointed byJim RhodesPreceded byRankin GibsonSucceeded byRobert Morton DuncanIn office January 1 1973 August 31 1981Preceded byLloyd O BrownSucceeded byBlanche Krupansky41st Ohio Attorney GeneralIn office January 1969 January 11 1971GovernorJim RhodesPreceded byWilliam B SaxbeSucceeded byWilliam J BrownPersonal detailsBorn 1915 01 14 January 14 1915Cleveland Ohio U S DiedNovember 17 2000 2000 11 17 aged 85 Sarasota Florida U S Political partyRepublicanSpouseHelen PageChildrensevenAlma materOhio State UniversityOhio State University College of Law Contents 1 Biography 2 Judicial career 3 Death 4 ReferencesBiography EditPaul Wesley Brown was born at Cleveland Ohio in 1915 to William and Mary E Brown He worked in a steel mill to support his education receiving a bachelor s degree in 1937 from The Ohio State University and a law degree in 1939 from Ohio State University College of Law He entered private practice in Youngstown Ohio with Falls Hazel and Kerr 1 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 EditIn 1960 Brown was elected to Ohio s 7th District Court of Appeals and re elected to a full term in 1962 He was elected to a short term on the Ohio Supreme Court in 1964 and to a full term in 1966 1 In 1968 Ohio Attorney General William B Saxbe was elected United States Senator Saxbe resigned and December 1968 Ohio Governor Jim Rhodes appointed Brown as attorney general Brown entered the Republican primary for governor in 1970 but lost His term as AG ended in January 1971 1 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 EditBrown married Helen Page in 1942 and they had seven children He died in 2000 in Sarasota Florida References Edit a b c d e f The Supreme Court of Ohio and The Ohio Judicial System Paul Wesley Brown Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paul W Brown amp oldid 1166504687, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
