Charles Henry Brown (politician)
Charles H. Brown (March 7, 1904 – April 26, 1959) was a Vermont lawyer and politician who served as Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives. Biography. Charles Henry Brown was born in Whiting, Vermont on March 7, 1904. He graduated from Brandon High School and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of New Hampshire in 1926. While at UNH Brown participated in the Reserve Officer Training Corps program. After college Brown studied at the University of Michigan School of Law, passed the bar, and established a practice in Brandon. A Republican, Brown served  in local offices including Town Agent and Town Grand Juror. He served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1949 to 1951. In 1952 Brown was again elected to the Vermont House and served three terms, 1953 to 1959. He was Speaker of the House in his final term, 1957 to 1959. Brown was appointed Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs (chief assistant) to Governor Robert Stafford in 1959. Charles H. Brown died unexpectedly in Waltham, Massachusetts on April 26, 1959. He was buried at Pine Hill Cemetery in Brandon.