Hugh Brown Brown (1883–1975) was an attorney, educator, and Church leader who served in the First Presidency under President David O. McKay. Born in Granger, Utah, his family moved to Alberta, Canada, when he was fifteen. He served a mission in England from 1904 to 1906 and later married Zina Young Card, granddaughter of Brigham Young.
Brown had a distinguished career before his general authority service, including military leadership in World War I, serving as president of the British Mission during World War II, and working as LDS Servicemen’s Coordinator. He joined BYU’s faculty in 1946 as a professor of religion.
Called as an apostle in 1958 at age 74, Brown served as a counselor in the First Presidency from 1961 to 1970. He was known as a talented speaker and favored rescinding the Church’s priesthood restriction before it was changed in 1978. His address “The Profile of a Prophet” remains widely quoted for its articulation of the nature of prophetic authority.