Ronald H. Brown

Aug 1, 1941. Born at Washington, DC, Brown served as chief council for the Senate Judiciary Committee. He went on to become the first African-American partner at the law firm of Patton Boggs & Blow and the first African-American leader of the Democratic National Committee. He later served as the US Secretary of Commerce during the Clinton administration. Brown died in a plane crash at Dubrovnik, Croatia, Apr 3, 1996, while on government business.

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