Lewis H. Brown
Lewis Herold Brown (1894–1951) was an industrialist and former President of Johns-Manville, once the world's largest manufacturer of asbestos and asbestos products.
Read more about Lewis H. Brown: Early Life and Career, Johns-Manville and The Asbestos Institute, A Report On Germany, Later Life, Controversy
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