Sanford A. Brown (May 18, 1909June 26, 1986) was a

Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

politician.

Early life

Brown was born in

Bay Port, Michigan Bay Port is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 477 at the 2010 census. As an unincorporated community, Bay Port has no legal autonomy of its own but ...

, on May 18, 1909.

Career

Brown served as

Michigan State Treasurer The State Treasurer of Michigan functions as the chief financial officer for the U.S. state of Michigan. The State Treasurer oversees the collection, investment, and disbursement of all state monies, and also administers major tax laws, safegua ...

from 1955 to 1965. Brown was the last Michigan State Treasurer to be elected, as the position was changed to an appointed one after his term in the office. In 1956 and 1964, Brown served as an alternate delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Michigan. In 1964, Brown ran unsuccessfully as for the

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seat representing the

Michigan's 8th congressional district Michigan's 8th congressional district is a United States congressional district in Southern Michigan and Southeast Michigan, including almost all of the state capital, Lansing. From 2003 to 2013, it consisted of all of Clinton, Ingham, and ...

. In 1968, Brown ran unsuccessfully for the Michigan House of Representatives seat representing the 57th district.

Personal life

Brown married Mildred Maxine Harder. Together they had two sons.

Death

Brown died on June 26, 1986, in Bay City. Brown was interred at New Bay Port Cemetery in Fairhaven Township, Michigan.

References

1909 births 1986 deaths Burials in Michigan Politicians from Bay City, Michigan State treasurers of Michigan Michigan Democrats 20th-century American politicians {{Michigan-politician-stub