Brannan, Charles Franklin
Brannan, Charles Franklin,
1903–92, U.S. government official, b. Denver, LL.B. Univ. of Denver, 1929. He became a specialist in agriculture and mining law. In the Dept. of Agriculture after 1935, Brannan, as assistant secretary (1944–48), improved water facilities and flood control. He was also U.S. agricultural adviser to the UN Economic and Social Council from 1945. In 1948 he succeeded Secretary Clinton AndersonAnderson, Clinton Presba,1895–1975, U.S. government official and senator, b. Centerville, S.Dak. He had a newspaper and insurance background before he served New Mexico as treasurer (1933–34) and as administrator of relief (1935) and compensation (1936–39).
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