George L. Brown
| George L. Brown | |
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| 40th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado | |
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In office January 14, 1975 – January 10, 1979 |
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| Governor | Richard Lamm |
| Preceded by | Ted L. Strickland |
| Succeeded by | Nancy E. Dick |
| Member of the Colorado Senate | |
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In office 1957–1974 |
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| Member of the Colorado House of Representatives | |
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In office 1955–1957 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 1, 1926 Lawrence, Kansas, United States |
| Died | March 31, 2006 (aged 79) Boca Raton, Florida |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Modeen |
| Alma mater | University of Kansas, Harvard Business School, University of Colorado, University of Denver |
| Profession | Politician |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Army Air Corps |
| Years of service | 1944-1946 |
| Unit | Tuskegee Airmen |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
George Leslie Brown (July 1, 1926 – March 31, 2006) was an American politician. He served in the Colorado Senate from 1955 to 1974 and as the 40th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado from 1975 to 1979. He was also a senior vice president with Grumman Corporation. During World War II, he served as a Tuskegee Airman. Together with California's Mervyn Dymally, he was one of the first two Black lieutenant-governors since Reconstruction and outside of any southern state.
Growing up on a farm in Kansas, Brown was a star athlete in basketball, football and track before graduating from Lawrence Liberty Memorial High School in 1944. Brown graduated from the University of Kansas in 1950 with a B.S. in journalism. He also did graduate work at Harvard Business School, the University of Colorado and the University of Denver.
For fourteen years, he worked as a writer and editor for The Denver Post and hosted his own Denver radio talk show. He was the first African American editor to work for a major daily newspaper in the Rocky Mountain region. Brown served as the assistant executive director for Denver's Public Housing Program for four years and taught at the University of Colorado and the University of Denver.
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