Raleigh Brown

Raleigh Holden Brown was an American politician, lawyer and judge. He was member of the Democratic Party who served in the Texas [House of Representatives] from 1963 to 1967, and later became a judge.

Life and career

Raleigh Holden Brown was born on December 10, 1921, in Shreveport, Louisiana. Brown's ancestry was from Tennessee, where also lived much of his early life. He graduated with a B.S. degree from Middle [Tennessee State College] in 1947; and attended Vanderbilt University Law School and Southern Methodist University Law School for his legal education.
He was admitted to the Texas State Bar in 1951. Brown was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1962, and later became a Texas state judge. He lived in Abilene, Texas.