Background
Brown, Thomas Cook was born on July 6, 1891 in Jamestown, New York, United States. Son of Augustus Franklin Allen and Elizabeth Margaret (Cook) Brown.
Brown, Thomas Cook was born on July 6, 1891 in Jamestown, New York, United States. Son of Augustus Franklin Allen and Elizabeth Margaret (Cook) Brown.
Bachelor of Arts, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, 1915.
Reporter Hartford Courant, 1915. With newspapers Jamestown, Niagara Falls, New York, also Buffalo, 1915-1917, Washington, Philadelphia, Bradford, Pennsylvania, 1918-1922. Editorial staff Buffalo Courier-Express since 1922, telegraph editor, 1928-1935, editorial writer, 1935-1943, chief editorial writer, 1943-1957, chief editorial writer emeritus, since 1957, author column, Retrospect, Sunday Courier-Express, 1933-1956.
Lecturer journalism U. Buffalo, 1929-1945.
Member Justice for Greece Committee, National Advisory Council, 1946, Atlantic Union Committee since 1950, (member of national Board of Governors since 1952). Associate trustee DeVeaux School, Niagara Falls, 1943-1952. Served with Army of the United States 1917.
Member Foreign Policy Association, Council World Affairs (board advisers Buffalo), English Speaking Union (president Western New York branch 1953-1954), National Conference.
Club: Thursday.
Married Mistress.