James H. Brown (politician)

James H. Brown
Member of the Louisiana State Senate
In office
1972–1980
35th Secretary of State of Louisiana
In office
1980–1988
GovernorDave Treen
Edwin Edwards
Preceded byPaul Hardy
Succeeded byW. Fox McKeithen
Insurance Commissioner of Louisiana
In office
1991–2000
GovernorBuddy Roemer
Edwin Edwards
Mike Foster
Preceded byDoug Green
Succeeded byJ. Robert Wooley
Personal details
Born (1940-05-06) May 6, 1940
Political partyDemocratic
Children4; including Campbell Brown

James H. Brown (born May 6, 1940) is an American politician. He served as secretary of state of Louisiana from 1980 to 1988. While Commissioner of Insurance, he was found guilty of lying to a federal agent and served six months in federal prison.

In 2011, Brown was inducted into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame.