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Prentiss Marsh Brown ( June 18, 1889– December 19, 1973) was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan. Brown was born in St. Ignace, Michigan and attended the public schools there. He attended the University of Illinois at Urbana and graduated from Albion College in Albion, Michigan in 1911. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1914 and commenced practice in St. Ignace. He was prosecuting attorney of Mackinac CountyMackinac County is a county located in the U. State of Michigan. As of 2000, the population is 11,943. Its county seat is St. Geography According to the U. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 5,440 km˛ (2,101 mi˛). 2,646 km˛ (1,022 mi˛) of it is 1914- 1926Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 See also 1926 in aviation 1926 in film 1926 in literature 1926 in mu and the city attorney of St. Ignace 19161916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) Events January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. Impressionist Monet paints Water Lilies'. January 8 Allied forces withdraw from- 1928Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 See also 1928 in aviation 1928 in film 1928 in literature 1928 in mu. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1924Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 See also 1924 in aviation 1924 in film 1924 in literature 1924 in mu to the U.S. House of Representatives and in 1928Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 See also 1928 in aviation 1928 in film 1928 in literature 1928 in mu for election as justice of the Michigan Supreme Court . He was a member of the State board of law examiners 19301930 is the common year starting on Wednesday. see link for calendar) Events January-February January 6 The first diesel-engine automobile trip is completed ( Indianapolis, Indiana, to New York City). January 27 Miguel Primo de Rivera resigns January 30 G- 1942.
Brown was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. House of Representatives for the Seventy-third Congress and was reelected to the Seventy-fourth Congress , serving from March 4, 1933, until his resignation, effective November 18, 1936. He was elected as a Democrat on November 3, 1936, to the United States Senate for the term beginning January 3, 1937, but was subsequently appointed to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James Couzens for the term ending January 3, 1937. In total, he served from November 19, 1936, to January 3, 1943. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1942. He was chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Claims in the Seventy-seventh Congress . He was an administrator in the Office of Price Administration in 1943 and resumed the practice of law in both Washington, D.C., and Detroit, Michigan. He also served as chairman of the Detroit Edison Company . He was chairman of the Mackinac Bridge Authority until his death in St. Ignace. He is interred in Lakeside Cemetery there.
In 2004, Albion College renamed its Honors Institute the Prentiss M. Brown Honors Institute in memory of the 1911 alumni.
