Background
Brown, Robert Wendell was born on February 26, 1902 in Minneapolis. Son of Robert and Jane Amanda (Anderson) Brown.
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Robert Wendell Brown
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Robert Wendell Brown, American lawyer. Bar: Michigan 1926, Supreme Court of the United States Ct 1934, United States Court Appeals (6th circuit) 1952, United States District Ct (eastern district) Michigan 1927, United States District Court (western district) Michigan 1931, United States Board Immigration Appeals 1944, United States Tax Ct 1973.
Education
Bachelor of Arts Hawaii, 1924. Juris Doctor, University Michigan, 1926.
Career
Lawyer firm Routier, Nichols & Fildew, Detroit, 1926, Nichols & Fildew, 1927-1928, Frank C. Sibley, 1929, Ferguson & Ferguson, 1929-1931. Assistant attorney general Michigan, 1931-1932. With legal department Union Guardian Trust Company, Detroit, 1933-1934.
Sole practice law, 1934-1981. Private practice law Farmington Hills, Michigan, 1981-1988. Legal adviser Wayne County (Michigan) Graft Grand Jury, 1939-1940.
Assistant prosecuting attorney civil matters Wayne County, 1940. Special assistant city attorney to investigate Police Department Highland Park, Michigan, 1951-1952.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman citizens committee to form Oakland County (Michigan) Community College, 1962-1963. President Farmington (Michigan) School Board, 1952-1956. Chairman Oakland County Republican County Convention, 1952.
Trustee Farmington Township, Oakland County, 1957-1961. President Oakland County Lincoln Republican Club, 1958. Treasurer, board directors Friends of Detroit Library, 1943-1944.
Board directors Farmington Friends of Library, Inc., 1952-1958, president, 1956-1957. Honorary member Farmington History Society, 1966, St. Anthonys Guild, Franciscan Friars, 1975. Member American Bar Association, State Bar Michigan (chairman or member various committees 1935-1952, 77-80), Oakland County Bar Association, Detroit Bar Association (board directors 1939-1949, president 1948-1949).
Connections
Married Barbara Ann Fisher, October 20, 1934. Children: Barbara Ann (Mistress Neil Maurice Travis), Mary Alice (Mistress Alfred Lee Fletcher).
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Religion
Presbyterian
Awards
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Recipient Recognition award for assisting formation 25 years ago Farmington History Society, 1987, plaque for pioneering efforts on behalf Farmington Community Library, 1987, Kenneth R. Glide award for exemplary service as volunteer legal advisor The Samaritan Counseling Center Southeastern Michigan, 1987.Recipient Recognition award for assisting formation 25 years ago Farmington History Society, 1987, plaque for pioneering efforts on behalf Farmington Community Library, 1987, Kenneth R. Glide award for exemplary service as volunteer legal advisor The Samaritan Counseling Center Southeastern Michigan, 1987.