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Lewis Harold Brown (1894 - 1951) was president of Johns-Manville. He was founder of the American Enterprise Institute and founder and Chairman of the Tax Foundation.

Johns-Manville was the largest asbestos manufacturer in the US during the 1930s, and was involved in a massive, 40-year coverup of the severe health risks it causes.

References

• Paul Brodeur, The Asbestos Tragedy, accessed January 2004