Robert Lofton Brown (January 30, 1950 – December 8, 2011) was a
Democratic member of the
Georgia (US) State Senate, representing the 26th District. He was first elected in an August 1991 special election and held office until June 2011. He was elected by his fellow Democrats as
minority leader in 2004 and held that position until he resigned to run for mayor of
Macon, Georgia
Macon ( ), officially Macon–Bibb County, is a consolidated city-county in the U.S. state of Georgia. Situated near the fall line of the Ocmulgee River, it is located southeast of Atlanta and lies near the geographic center of the state of Geo ...
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Death
On December 8, 2011, Brown's body was found in his Macon home. The local coroner revealed that he died from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head.
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African-American state legislators in Georgia (U.S. state)
American politicians who committed suicide
Democratic Party Georgia (U.S. state) state senators
People from Greenville, Georgia
People from Macon, Georgia
Suicides by firearm in Georgia (U.S. state)
21st-century American politicians
21st-century African-American politicians
20th-century African-American people
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