Background
Brown, Irving Joseph was born on November 20, 1911 in New York City. Son of Ralph and Fannie (Singer) Brown.
Brown, Irving Joseph was born on November 20, 1911 in New York City. Son of Ralph and Fannie (Singer) Brown.
AB, New York University, 1932.
International representative United Auto Workers, American Federation of Labor, 1937-1940, member executive board, 1939-1940, representative American Federation of Labor, 1940-1942. Deputy vice chairman labor War Production Board, 1942-1945. Director labor and manpower division, enemy branch, Foreign Economic Administration, April-September 1945.
European representative American Federation of Labor, 1945-1955, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, from 1955. Senior adviser to Lane Kirkland, president American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, 1986-1989.
Married Lillie Smith, March 13, 1934. 1 son, Robert Manuel.