Career
He served as general secretary of the Civil Service Clerical Association from 1919 to 1942. He was first elected to the House of Commons at the 1929 general election as a Labour Member of Parliament for Wolverhampton West
but lost his seat at the 1931 general election
He returned to Parliament at a wartime by-election in 1942. David Margesson the Conservative Member of Parliament for Rugby and Secretary of State for War had been dismissed from his ministerial job after the loss of Singapore to the Japanese, but was ennobled as Viscount Margesson.
The major parties had an agreement not to contest by-elections in seats held by any of their members, but Brown stood as an independent candidate in the Rugby by-election on 29 April, and was returned as the independent Member of Parliament for Rugby.
Brown was re-elected at the 1945 general election as an Independent Member of Parliament against both Conservative and Labour opposition. However, at the 1950 general election, he stood again as an independent, but came third with 20% of the vote.
The seat was gained for Labour by James Johnson. In 1951 he ran against Edith Summerskill at Fulham West.
