Edgar G. Brown: Lobbyist, Union President, and Tennis Champion
Edgar George Brown was a lobbyist, founder of the National Negro Council, and ran twice for congress in Illinois. Brown was also president of the United Government Employees Union, and he was a part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “Black Cabinet.” Born in 1898 in Sandoval, Illinois, Brown was the oldest of eight children. After serving in the military during World War 1, Brown returned to Illinois to finish his education at Northwestern University. He graduated with a de