Tom C. Brown
{{Short description|American politician (1933–2024)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Tom C. Brown
| image = Tom_C_Brown.jpg
| image_size = 180px
| office = Member of the Florida House of Representatives
| term_start = 1980
| term_end = 1986
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1933|8|26}}
| birth_place = Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|9|1|1933|8|26}}
| death_place = Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
| party = Democratic
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| residence = Daytona Beach, Florida
Port Orange, Florida
| alma_mater = David Lipscomb College
University of Florida
| caption = Brown in 1980
}}
Thomas Clarence Brown (August 26, 1933 – September 1, 2024) was an American politician in the state of Florida.
Life and career
Brown was born in Daytona Beach, Florida, on August 26, 1933. He attended David Lipscomb College, as well as the University of Florida.[http://archive.flsenate.gov/data/Publications/Archive/SenateHandbooks/pdf/90-92%20Senate%20Handbook.pdf 1990–1992 Senate Handbook] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170126132954/http://archive.flsenate.gov/data/Publications/Archive/SenateHandbooks/pdf/90-92%20Senate%20Handbook.pdf |date=2017-01-26 }} He served in the Florida House of Representatives for the 29th district from 1980 to 1986, as a Democrat.{{cite web|url=http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/FileStores/Web/HouseContent/Approved/Public%20Guide/Uploads/Documents/house_counties_final.pdf |title=Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County, 1845-2012 |author=Ward, Robert L. / Florida House of Representatives |year=2011 |publisher= |accessdate=December 11, 2011}} Brown also served in the Florida Senate from 1987 to 1991 for the 10th district.{{cite web|url=http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/fefdl/florida/Senate18452001.html|title=Florida Senators|publisher=uflib.ufl.edu|accessdate=September 21, 2014}} Brown died following a long illness in Tallahassee, Florida, on September 1, 2024, at the age of 91.{{cite web |title=Tommy Clarence Brown |url=https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/tallahassee-fl/tommy-brown-11973484 |website=Dignity Memorial |access-date=11 September 2024}}
References
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{{s-bef|before=William R. Conway}}
{{s-ttl|title=Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 29th district|years=1981–1983}}
{{s-aft|after=T. K. Wetherell}}
|-
{{s-bef|before=Samuel P. Bell III}}
{{s-ttl|title=Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 30th district|years=1983–1987}}
{{s-aft|after=Jack Ascherl}}
|-
{{s-par|us-fl-sen}}
{{s-bef|before=Edgar M. Dunn Jr.}}
{{s-ttl|title=Member of the Florida Senate
from the 10th district|years=1987–1991}}
{{s-aft|after=Locke Burt}}
{{s-end}}
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Category:Democratic Party members of the Florida House of Representatives
Category:Politicians from Daytona Beach, Florida
Category:20th-century members of the Florida Legislature
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