Lewis H. Brown
#230,793
Most Influential Person Across History
American businessman
Why Is Lewis H. Brown Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Lewis Herold Brown was an industrialist and former Chairman of Johns-Manville, once the world's largest manufacturer of asbestos and asbestos products. Early life and career Born in Creston, Iowa on February 13, 1894, he attended the University of Iowa in 1915. Brown served in France as an infantry captain during World War I. After the war, Brown was employed by Montgomery Ward and was promoted to Assistant General Operating Manager within eight years.
