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Fred H. Brown
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Born: April 12, 1879 Ossipee, New Hampshire | |||
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Died: February 3, 1955 (aged 75) Somersworth, New Hampshire | |||
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MLB debut | |||
| May 4, 1901 for the Boston Beaneaters | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
| April 18, 1902 for the Boston Beaneaters | |||
Career statistics | |||
| Batting average | .200 | ||
| Runs batted in | 2 | ||
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Fred Herbert Brown (April 12, 1879Template:Spaced ndashFebruary 3, 1955) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Somersworth, New Hampshire. He served as mayor of Somersworth and as United States Attorney for New Hampshire before his term as Governor of New Hampshire from 1923 to 1925,[1] and later served in the United States Senate.[2]
Brown was elected to the Senate by narrowly defeating Republican incumbent George H. Moses in the Roosevelt landslide of 1932. But he lost his bid for re-election in 1938.
He served as Comptroller General of the United States from 1939 to 1940.[3] He was appointed to a 15-year term, as are all Comptrollers General, but only served one year due to illness.
He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball for the Boston Beaneaters in 1901 and 1902. He played nine games over the course of those two seasons, seven in the outfield, going 4-for-20 at the plate and not making an error in 10 chances in the field.[4]
References
- ^ Russell Bastedo, State Curator (1998). "A Guide to Likenesses of New Hampshire Officials and Governors on Public Display at the Legislative Office Building and the State House Concord, New Hampshire, to 1998: Fred H. Brown (1923-1925)". New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
- ^ "Brown, Fred Herbert (1879 - 1955)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
- ^ Frederick M. Kaiser (September 10, 2008). "GAO: Government Accountability Office and General Accounting Office" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
- ^ "Fred Brown". Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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| Preceded by Albert O. Brown |
Governor of New Hampshire 1923–1925 |
Succeeded by John Winant |
| United States Senate | ||
| Preceded by George H. Moses |
United States Senate 1933–1939 |
Succeeded by Charles W. Tobey |
| Preceded by Charles W. Hoitt |
29th United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire 1914-1922 |
Succeeded by Raymond V. Smith |
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