Class of 1903

FRED HERBERT BROWN: a player on the field and in the Senate.

Brown is the only major league baseball player to become both a governor and a U S. senator Follow ing a short stint in the major leagues, Brown served New Hampshire as governor (1922-24) and U.S. senator (1933-39). Brown made his way to Dartmouth in 1899, but stayed only one year, making his mark in baseball Brown impressed coach Fred Tenney, a first baseman for the National League Boston Braves, who named Brown to the varsity Batting cleanup, Brown finished the season with an impressive .319 batting average, which encouraged him to try his hand at the pros. He joined his coach on the Boston Braves in 1901, but was used only sparingly, getting four hits in 20 at bats He spent the next few seasons playing in the minors and attending law school at Boston University. Brown entered politics in 1910, eventually becoming New Hampshire's first Democratic governor in 65 years. After losing a bid for reelection in 1924, Brown returned to his law practice. Eight years later he swept into the U.S. Senate with the Franklin Roosevelt landslide of 1932. Brown served one term before New Hampshire reverted to its usual voting pattern and ousted him in favor of a Republican. FDR appointed him U S controller general and Brown was influential in the Roosevelt and Truman administrations. He died in 1955.