Charlie Brown (West Virginia politician) explained

Charlie Brown
Office:30th Attorney General of West Virginia
Term Start:January 14, 1985
Term End:August 21, 1989
Preceded:Chauncey H. Browning Jr.
Succeeded:Roger W. Tompkins
Birth Name:Charles Gailey Brown III
Birth Date:6 June 1950
Birth Place:Mansfield, Ohio, U.S.
Party:Democratic
Relatives:Sherrod Brown (brother)
Signature:Charles G. Brown signature.svg
Signature Alt:Cursive signature of Charlie Brown

Charles Gailey Brown III (born June 6, 1950) is an American lawyer and politician who served as Attorney General of West Virginia. First elected in 1984 and reelected in 1988, he resigned in 1989 in exchange for an end to a grand jury investigation into allegations that he lied under oath and into his campaign financial records.[1] He is the older brother of U.S. Senator from Ohio Sherrod Brown.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State's Attorney, In a Deal, Resigns. The New York Times. August 23, 1989. A14. Associated Press. January 24, 2022.
  2. Web site: Jim. Underwood. In politics, the Brown brothers seem to do things in a big way. Mansfield News Journal. November 13, 1984. 1A,14A. January 24, 2022.