Lee P. Brown

Lee Patrick Brown (born October 4, 1937) is an American criminologist, public administrator, politician and businessman. Stuart, Reginald. "Atlanta Commissioner gets police chief job in Houston." New York Times. March 10, 1982 Accessed January 13, 2013. In 1997 he was the first African-American to be elected mayor of Houston, Texas.  He was reelected twice to serve the maximum of three terms from 1998 to 2004.

From 1993 to 1996, Brown served as Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy during the Bill Clinton administration.

References

Other websites
 Brown, Lee and Jane Ely. Lee Brown Oral History , Houston Oral History Project, October 31, 2007.
 HELEN ERIKSEN, "Fort Bend group lauds former Houston mayor for public service", Houston Chronicle, March 31, 2005.
Guide to the Dr. Lee P. Brown professional papers, 1954-2013 (Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA)
 Kennedy, Tom. "HPD History: Chief Lee Brown laid the strong foundation for HPD’s Strong community liaison practices with all communities." Houston Police Officers Union. September 2016.  Accessed October 29, 2016.

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