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'''Harry Browne''' was born in New York City to Bradford and Cecil Margaret Browne and resided in Franklin, Tennessee at the time of his death from ALS. | '''Harry Browne''' was born in New York City to Bradford and Cecil Margaret Browne and resided in Franklin, Tennessee at the time of his death from ALS. | ||
Browne was the presidential candidate of the Libertarian Party in {{Event|year=1996|event=Candidate|notes=U.S. President}} and {{Event|year=2000|event=Candidate|notes=U.S. President}}. He was an investment advisor for thirty years and was Director of Public Policy for the libertarian [[Downsize DC Foundation]]. | Browne was the presidential candidate of the Libertarian Party in {{Event|year=1996|event=Candidate|notes=U.S. President}} and {{Event|year=2000|event=Candidate|notes=U.S. President}}. Other candidates for nomination included [[Don Gorman]], [[Barry Hess]], and [[David Hollist]]. He was on the ballot in 49 states, with an alternate Libertarian presidential candidate on the ballot in Arizona, [[L. Niel Smith]]. | ||
He was an investment advisor for thirty years and was Director of Public Policy for the libertarian [[Downsize DC Foundation]]. | |||
Harry Browne came to prominence in {{Event|year=1970|event=Book|redirect=How You Can Profit From The Coming Devaluation}} with his first book, ''[[How You Can Profit From The Coming Devaluation]]'', which correctly predicted the devaluation of the dollar and subsequent inflation. Browne's second book was {{Event|year=1973|event=Book|redirect=How I Found Freedom In An Unfree World}}'s ''[[How I Found Freedom In An Unfree World]]'', which focused on maximizing personal liberty. This book became an instant classic in Libertarian circles. ''[[You Can Profit from a Monetary Crisis]]'' ({{Event|year=1974|event=Book|redirect=You Can Profit from a Monetary Crisis}}) was Browne's third book and reached #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. He continued to author books and articles on investing through the late 1990s. | Harry Browne came to prominence in {{Event|year=1970|event=Book|redirect=How You Can Profit From The Coming Devaluation}} with his first book, ''[[How You Can Profit From The Coming Devaluation]]'', which correctly predicted the devaluation of the dollar and subsequent inflation. Browne's second book was {{Event|year=1973|event=Book|redirect=How I Found Freedom In An Unfree World}}'s ''[[How I Found Freedom In An Unfree World]]'', which focused on maximizing personal liberty. This book became an instant classic in Libertarian circles. ''[[You Can Profit from a Monetary Crisis]]'' ({{Event|year=1974|event=Book|redirect=You Can Profit from a Monetary Crisis}}) was Browne's third book and reached #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. He continued to author books and articles on investing through the late 1990s. | ||