Background
Brown, Irving James was born on October 19, 1934 in Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico. Came to the United States, 1942. Son of Adin Allen and Margaret Whitfield (Hyslop) Brown.
Brown, Irving James was born on October 19, 1934 in Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico. Came to the United States, 1942. Son of Adin Allen and Margaret Whitfield (Hyslop) Brown.
Bachelor in Economics, Pomona College, 1956.
District manager General Cable Corporation, El Paso, Texas, 1959-1967, New Orleans, 1967-1971. Industrial specialist LaSalle Partners, El Paso, 1971-1974. Owner, operator Sonny Brown Associates, since 1974.
Board directors Mobile Bank Bassett, El Paso.
Board directors El Paso Industrial Development Corporation, 1973-1987, 89-90. Served with Medical Service Corps United States Army, 1957-1959. Member Society Industrial and Office Realtors, El Paso Chamber of Commerce (vice president 1981-1988).
Lodges: Rotary (president El Paso club 1978-1979, chairman Camp Ryla Committee District 552, 1979-1989, governor 1989-1990, Paul Harris fellow 1982).
Married Ann Claiborne Catterton, March 14, 1935. Children: Julie Claiborne, Adin Allen II, Will Catterton, Ann Bradstreet.