▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁for ▁Har bour ▁Main - B ell ▁Island ▁and ▁so ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁New found land ▁House ▁of ▁Assembly ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁when ▁the ▁Commission ▁of ▁Government ▁took ▁over ▁gover ning ▁New found land . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁cabinet ▁minister ▁in ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Frederick ▁C . ▁Ald erd ice , ▁first ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁minister ▁without ▁port folio ▁and ▁then ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Fin ance ▁and ▁Custom s ▁and ▁Minister ▁of ▁Justice . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁King ' s ▁Coun sel . ▁From ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁Brow ne ▁was ▁a ▁judge ▁in ▁the ▁Central ▁District ▁Court . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁of ▁Canada ▁in ▁the ▁r iding ▁of ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁West . ▁A ▁Progress ive ▁Conserv ative , ▁he ▁was ▁defeated ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁federal ▁election . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁again ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Assembly ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁elections . ▁He ▁was ▁defeated ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁election ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁election . ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 0 ,