| Edmund Gerald Brown, Sr. | |
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| In office January 5, 1959 – January 2, 1967 |
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| Preceded by | Goodwin Knight |
| Succeeded by | Ronald Reagan |
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| Born | April 21, 1905 San Francisco, California |
| Died | February 16, 1996 (aged 90) Beverly Hills, California |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Bernice Layne |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Edmund Gerald "Pat" Brown Sr. The Governor of California is the highest executive authority in the state government whose responsibilities include making annual "State of the State" addresses Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The Lieutenant Governor of California is a statewide constitutional officer elected separately from the Governor who serves as the "vice-executive" of California Glenn Malcolm Anderson ( February 21, 1913 – December 13, 1994) was Lieutenant Governor of California and later a Goodwin Jess Knight ( December 9, 1896 &ndash May 22, 1970) known as "Goodie Knight" was a U Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Bernice Brown Née Layne ( November 19, 1908 &ndash May 9, 2002) was a former First Lady of California (April 21, 1905 – February 16, 1996) was the 32nd Governor of California, serving from 1959 to 1967. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The Governor of California is the highest executive authority in the state government whose responsibilities include making annual "State of the State" addresses
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Background
Brown was born in San Francisco, the son of Edmund and Ida Schuckman Brown. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city He was one of four children. His father was Irish Catholic, his mother a German Protestant. He acquired the nickname "Pat" during his school years. When he was 12 years old, he sold Liberty Bonds on street corners. A Liberty Bond was a special type of War bond that was sold in the United States to support the allied cause in World War I. He would end his spiel with, "Give me liberty, or give me death. " The nickname was a reference to his Patrick Henry-like oratory. Patrick Henry ( May 29, 1736 June 6, 1799) was a prominent figure in the American Revolution, known and remembered for his " He graduated from Lowell High School where he was a high school debate champion as a member of the Lowell Forensic Society. Lowell High School, a public Magnet school in San Francisco, is the oldest public High school west of the Mississippi in the The Lowell Forensic Society, founded in 1892 is the oldest high school speech and debate team in the nation and also the largest organization at Lowell High School in San Francisco After high school, Brown skipped college and instead worked in his father's cigar store and ran an illegal gambling room, while studying law at a local night school. He graduated from San Francisco Law School in 1927. San Francisco Law School is a private non-profit Law school in San Francisco California. He took some University of California extension courses, but acquired his broad knowledge through reading widely. The University of California ( UC) is a Public university system in the state of California.
Pat Brown started a law practice in San Francisco. He ran as a Republican for the State Assembly in 1928, but lost. He waited until 1939 to run again, this time as a Democrat, for District Attorney for San Francisco against Matthew Brady. A district attorney (DA is in some US jurisdictions the title of the local public official who represents the government in the prosecution of alleged criminals Matthew Brady was a District attorney in San Francisco from 1919 through 1943 Again, he lost. He ran again for the same position in 1943, and finally won. He served here for seven years, and made his name attacking bookies and underground abortion providers, before running for, and winning, election as Attorney General of California. A bookmaker, bookie or turf accountant, is an organization or a person that takes bets and pays winnings depending upon results and depending on the nature An The California Attorney General is the State Attorney General of the Government of the state of California in the USA. He served in that role for eight years. While he was the Attorney General, he was the only member of the Democratic Party to win statewide election. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. In 1949, he raided Sally Stanford's elegant San Francisco bordello [1]. Sally Stanford ( May 5, 1903 – February 1, 1982) was a madam, restaurateur and the Mayor of Sausalito California For the 2008 film of this name see The Brothel. For the television series of this name see Cathouse The Series.
In 1958, he was the Democratic nominee for Governor of California. He defeated U. S. Senator William F. Knowland by a margin of nearly 20 percentage points. William Fife Knowland ( June 26 1908 &ndash February 23 1974) was a United States Politician, Newspaperman and He was reelected in 1962, defeating former Vice President Richard Nixon. The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death He lost the 1966 election to another future Republican President, Ronald Reagan. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by
Brown's two terms as governor are generally regarded as successful. His time in office was marked by an enormous water-resources development program (which later evolved into the California Aqueduct, which also bears his name "The Governor Edmund G. The California Aqueduct is a 444 Mile (715 km)-long Aqueduct in the United States Brown California Aqueduct" ), the enactment of the California Master Plan for Higher Education, fair employment practices, state economic development commission, and a consumers' council. The California Master Plan for Higher Education of 1960 was developed by Clark Kerr during the administration of Governor Pat Brown. He sponsored some forty major proposals. Only five failed to pass the legislature: state-wide minimum wage, regulation of unions, campaign finance, and an oil tax. He more than doubled the amount of state highways.
As for capital punishment, Brown commuted 23 death sentences (first time just second day after taking office) and allowed 36 executions[2], including highly controversial case of Caryl Chessman in 1960 and Elizabeth Duncan - last female put to death before national moratorium was enacted. Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. Caryl Whittier Chessman ( May 27, 1921 &ndash May 2, 1960) was a convicted robber and rapist who gained fame as a
Brown himself opposed the death penalty[3] and no execution took place after 1963 Berkeley. edu][4].
During Chessman case he also proposed death penalty to be abolished, but proposal failed[5]. His Republican successor, Ronald Reagan, was a firmly death penalty supporter and oversaw last pre-Furman execution in California in 1967. Furman v Georgia, was a United States Supreme Court decision that ruled on the requirement for a degree of consistency in the application of the death penalty
Personal life
Brown met his wife, Bernice Layne, when he was young. They were childhood sweethearts. They married in 1930. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. She was the daughter of a San Francisco police captain. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city They had four children: a son, Edmund, Jr. ("Jerry"), and three daughters: Kathleen Brown, Barbara Brown Casey, and Cynthia Brown Kelly. Edmund Gerald "Jerry" Brown Jr (born April 7, 1938) is the current Attorney General and former governor of the State of Kathleen Brown (born 15 October 1946) is a Democratic politician from California. In 1974, Jerry Brown was elected the 34th Governor of California. The Governor of California is the highest executive authority in the state government whose responsibilities include making annual "State of the State" addresses He was reelected in 1978, was defeated in a bid for the U. S. Senate in 1982, and was elected California Attorney General in 2006. Kathleen Brown was elected California State Treasurer in 1990 and was defeated in a bid for Governor of California in 1994. The California State Treasurer is responsible for the state's Investment and Finance. Pat Brown's granddaughter's, Sascha Rice and Hilary Armstrong, are currently making a documentary film on their grandfather. [www. patbrowndocumentary. com]
Pat Brown died aged 90 in Beverly Hills and is interred at Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma. Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Colma California is an American Roman Catholic cemetery operated by the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Colma is a small incorporated town in San Mateo County California, at the northern end of the San Francisco Peninsula
| “ | My son asked me what I hoped to accomplish as Governor. I told him: essentially to make life more comfortable for people, as far as government can. I think that embraces everything from developing the water resources vital to California's growth, to getting a man to work and back fifteen minutes earlier if it can be done through a state highway program. | ” |
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- — Edmund G. "Pat" Brown, Sr.
Presidential and Vice Presidential candidate
Unlike his son, Jerry, Pat Brown never seriously ran for President of the United States, but he frequently was California's favorite son, running exclusively in his home state. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by A favorite son (or a favorite daughter) is a political term that can refer to two different types of Politicians A politician whose electoral
During 1952 Democratic primaries Brown placed distant second to Estes Kefauver in total votes (65. The United States presidential election of 1952 took place in an era when the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union was in one of its most tense Carey Estes Kefauver ( July 26, 1903 – August 10, 1963) was an American Politician from Tennessee who 04% to 9. 97%)[6], losing vote in California to him[7].
While Governor, Brown was again California's favorite son in 1960, winning his home state with a large margin to only opponent George H. McLain[8]. The United States presidential election of 1960 marked the end of Dwight D George H McLain was a United States Democratic Politician from California. Like other favorite sons (like Governor of Ohio Michael DiSalle of Florida Senator George Smathers) he was not a serious candidate, like John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Hubert Humphrey, Adlai Stevenson II or Stuart Symington. Governors Initially after the American Revolution, parts of the area now known as Ohio were claimed by New York, Virginia, and Connecticut Michael Vincent DiSalle ( January 6, 1908 - September 14, 1981) was a Democratic politician from Ohio. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the George Armistead Smathers (November 14 1913 – January 20 2007 was an American lawyer and politician who represented Florida in the United States Senate John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr ( May 27, 1911 &ndash January 13, 1978) was the thirty-eighth Vice President of the United States, serving This is about the mid-20th-century politician and diplomat for other American politicians so named see Adlai Stevenson (disambiguation. William Stuart Symington ( June 26, 1901 – December 14, 1988) was a businessman and Political figure from Missouri. Thanks to his sole California victory, however, he was again second in total vote, just behind Kennedy[9]. Despite this he won one vote for President at 1960 Democratic National Convention[10]. The 1960 Democratic National Convention was held in Los Angeles.
During 1964 primaries he technically, again thanks to only California's votes[11] placed first in primary total number[12]. Please DO NOT flip the colors -->The United States presidential election of 1964 was one of the most lopsided presidential elections in the history of the United States He, like other candidates (except George Wallace), was only a stalking horse for incumbent Lyndon B. Johnson, whose nomination was assured. George Corley Wallace Jr (August 25 1919 September 13 1998 was a Democratic Governor of Alabama for four terms (1963-1967 1971-1979 and 1983-1987 and ran for
As for Vice Presidency he briefly sought nomination at the 1956 Democratic National Convention, winning one vote[13]. The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death The 1956 National Convention of the Democratic Party nominated former Governor Adlai Stevenson of Illinois for President and Senator Estes Kefauver
Political party identity in California
Prior to 1959, loyalty to a political party was not important in California. Through a practice known as cross-filing, a person could run in both the Democratic primary and the Republican primary at the same time. As indicated in the article on the California Democratic Party, Governor Earl Warren did so in 1946 and 1950. The California Democratic Party is the local branch of the Democratic Party in the state of California. Earl Warren ( March 19, 1891 July 9, 1974) was the 14th Chief Justice of the United States and the only person ever elected thrice Cross-filing was abolished in 1959. Thus the fact that Brown first ran for office as a Republican and later as a Democrat was not, at that time, as significant in California as it would have been elsewhere. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party.
Bibliography
- Rarick, Ethan California Rising: The Life and Times of Pat Brown, University of California Press. (2005) ISBN 0520236270, the standard scholarly biography
- R. Rapoport. California Dreaming: The Political Odyssey of Pat & Jerry Brown, Berkeley: Nolo Press, ISBN 0917316487
References
- ^ SFGate.com 19 December 1999
- ^ New York Times
- ^ [http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/uchistory/archives_exhibits/masterplan/bios.html
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- ^ New York Times
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External links
- Official Biography and portrait from State of California
- Brown family of California at Political Graveyard
www. patbrowndocumentary. com
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Frederick N. Howser |
California Attorney General 1951–1959 |
Succeeded by Stanley Mosk |
| Preceded by Goodwin Knight |
Governor of California 1959–1967 |
Succeeded by Ronald Reagan |
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