Nomination of Virgil E. Brown To Be a Member of the Advisory Board of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation

The President today announced his intention to nominate Virgil E. Brown to be a member of the Advisory Board of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, Department of Transportation. He would succeed Foster S. Brown.

Mr. Brown is president of the board of commissioners of Cuyahoga County, Ohio. He was first appointed Cuyahoga County Commissioner in 1979 and was elected to a 4-year term in 1980. Prior to his appointment to the board of commissioners, he served 7 years as director of the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. Mr. Brown founded the Virgil E. Brown Insurance Agency in 1967.

Mr. Brown is married, has two children, and resides in Cleveland, OH. He was born August 12, 1920, in Louisville, KY.