[4] He graduated from Hillsborough High School and the University of Florida Levin College of Law in 1951.

[4] Brown was first involved in politics when he volunteered for the Robert A. Taft headquarters in 1952.

[4] That same year, he ran as the Republican candidate for the state legislature from Hillsborough County, where he received 20,000 votes.

[5] On June 23, 1962, he defeated Charles R. Holley for the chairmanship and was elected, succeeding G. Harold Alexander.

[7] One of his first priorities was to move the GOP headquarters from Fort Myers to Tampa.