| Manny S. Brown | |
| State Assembly: | Wisconsin |
| District: | Racine 2nd |
| Term Start: | January 4, 1965 |
| Term End: | January 1, 1973 |
| Predecessor: | Roy E. Naleid |
| Successor: | District abolished |
| Birth Date: | 2 November 1917 |
| Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Racine, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Restingplace: | Racine Jewish Memorial Cemetery |
| Education: | University of Wisconsin - Madison Marquette University Law School |
| Profession: | Lawyer |
| Allegiance: | United States |
| Branch: | United States Navy |
| Rank: | Lieutenant Junior Grade |
| Battles: | World War II |
Manny S. Brown (November 2, 1917April 11, 1987) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Racine, Wisconsin. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly for eight years, representing Racine County's 2nd Assembly district from 1965 to 1973. He also served 16 years on the Racine school board, and advocated for the creation of the Racine Unified School District. Brown's son, Richard S. Brown, became a long-serving judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals and was chief judge from 2007 to 2015.
Brown was born on November 2, 1917, in Chicago, Illinois. As a child, he moved with his parents to Racine, Wisconsin, and graduated from Racine's Washington Park High School. He went on to earn his bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin - Madison and obtained his law degree from Marquette University Law School.[1]
During World War II, he served in the United States Navy.[1] [2]
Brown was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1964, running on the Democratic Party ticket. He was re-elected in 1966, 1968, and 1970.[2]
He suffered a severe heart attack in February 1972.[3] He was hospitalized at Madison's University Hospital for several weeks and subsequently announced that he would not run for re-election.
After announcing he would leave office, he accepted a part-time job on the staff of the Racine County district attorney, where he worked under his son Richard S. Brown, then an assistant district attorney.[4]
Manny Brown was one of two sons born to Sol and Mona ( Streicher) Brown. Mona Brown was a Ukrainian American immigrant. The Browns were Jewish and members of the Beth Israel Sinai Temple in Racine.[5]
Manny Brown married Jeanne Levin at Beth Israel Sinai Temple in 1945.[6] They had two sons and were married for 42 years before his death in 1987. Their son Richard S. Brown went on to serve 37 years as a judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals and was chief judge from 2007 to 2015.[7]
Manny Brown died April 11, 1987, at St. Luke's Hospital in Racine after suffering a heart attack.[1]