Harold Brown (Secretary of Defense)

Harold Brown (September 19, 1927 – January 4, 2019) was an American scientist and politician. He was the U.S. Secretary of Defense from 1977 to 1981 in the cabinet of President Jimmy Carter. He last served in the Lyndon Johnson administration as Director of Defense Research and Engineering and Secretary of the Air Force.

Harold Brown
14th United States Secretary of Defense
In office January 21, 1977 – January 20, 1981
President	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	Donald Rumsfeld
Succeeded by	Caspar Weinberger
Personal details
Born	(1927-09-19)September 19, 1927 New York City, NY, U.S.
Died	January 4, 2019(2019-01-04) (aged 91) Rancho Santa Fe, California, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Colene Dunning McDowell (m. 1953; 2 children)
Alma mater	Columbia University
Profession	Physicist

Brown died of pancreatic cancer on January 4, 2019 at his home in Rancho Santa Fe, California, aged 91.^[1]