Sheridan Downey (March 11, 1884 – October 25, 1961) was a lawyer and a Democratic U.S. Senator from California. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.
He was born in Laramie, the seat of Albany County in southern Wyoming, the son of the former Evangeline Victoria Owen and Stephen Wheeler Downey. Laramie is a city in and the County seat of Albany County in the U Albany County is a County located in the US state of Wyoming. The State of Wyoming ( is a sparsely populated state in the western region of the United States. Stephen Wheeler Downey (b July 25 1839, Westernport Maryland - d He was educated in public schools and graduated from the University of Wyoming in Laramie in 1907, and from the University of Michigan Law School in Ann Arbor. The term public school has two distinct (and virtually opposite meanings depending on the location of usage in the United States, Australia and The University of Wyoming is a Land-grant university located in Laramie, Wyoming, situated on Wyoming's high Laramie Plains, at an elevation Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The University of Michigan Ann Arbor ( U of M, U-M, UM or simply Michigan) is a top-ranked Coeducational public research Ann Arbor is a city in the US state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. He practiced law in Laramie and later in Sacramento, California, where he moved in 1913. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
In 1934, he was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of California as Upton Sinclair's running mate, stumping on the End Poverty in California plan (opponents called the ticket "Uppie and Downey"). Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the 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 Upton Beall Sinclair Jr ( September 20, 1878 &ndash November 25, 1968) was a Pulitzer A running mate is a Person running for a Subordinate position on a joint ticket during an Election. Short for End Poverty in California, EPIC was an effort for well-known Muckraking writer and former Socialist Upton Sinclair to implement After Sinclair's defeat, Downey became involved with Dr. Francis Townsend, advocate of the Townsend Plan for government old-age pensions. Dr Francis Everett Townsend ( January 13, 1867 &ndash September 1, 1960) was an American Physician who was best For the government of parliamentary systems see Executive (government. A pension is a steady income given to a person upon Retirement, typically in the form of a guaranteed annuity. He served as Dr. Townsend's attorney. In 1936, the two drifted apart, as Townsend supported Union Party presidential nominee William Lemke of North Dakota, and Downey remained a Democrat committed to Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Union Party was a short-lived Political party in the United States, formed in 1936 by a coalition of Radio Priest Father William Frederick Lemke ( August 13, 1878 &ndash May 30, 1950) was a United States Politician. North Dakota ( is a state located in the Midwestern and Western regions of the United States of America.
In 1938, Downey ran for the U. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. S. Senate as a supporter of the proposed "Ham and Eggs" government pension program. He defeated incumbent Senator William Gibbs McAdoo, the former son-in-law of Woodrow Wilson, in the Democratic primary by more than 135,000 votes. William Gibbs McAdoo ( October 31, 1863 &ndash February 1, 1941) was an American Lawyer and political leader who served Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28 1856—February 3 1924 was the twenty-eighth President of the United States. Downey then defeated the Republican Philip Bancroft in the general election, 54-46 percent. A general election is an Election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election During the 1938 campaign, Downey appeared on the cover of Time. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and He served two terms, having been reelected in 1944 with 52 percent of the vote over Republican Lieutenant Governor Frederick F. Houser. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frederick Francis Houser ( April 11, 1905 - December 25, 1989) served as the Republican Lieutenant Governor of California
Though he had been considered a staunch liberal, Downey, in office as senator, became a conservative Democrat who won the support of California's major oil interests. Conservatism is a term used to describe political philosophies that favour Tradition, where tradition refers to various religious cultural or nationally defined An oil is a substance that is in a viscous Liquid state ( "oily") at ambient temperatures or slightly warmer and is He supported the efforts of oil companies and agribusiness to procure state, rather than federal, control of California's oil resources. In Agriculture, agribusiness is a generic term that refers to the various Businesses involved in Food production including Farming, Seed He also worked to exempt the California Central Valley from the Reclamation Act of 1902, an action which assisted corporate farms. The Central Valley is a large flat valley that dominates the central portion of the U The Reclamation Act (also known as the Newlands Reclamation Act or National Reclamation Act) of 1902 is a United States federal law that funded irrigation Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting [1]
Downey announced that he would seek a third term in the Senate in 1950, but he withdrew from the race in the primary season. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. His leading rival for the nomination was the liberal U.S. Representative Helen Gahagan Douglas, a former actress. Nomination is part of the process of selecting a Candidate for either Election to an Office, or the bestowing of an honor or Award. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Helen Gahagan ( November 25, 1900 – June 28, 1980) was an American actress and (under the name Helen Gahagan An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Downey supported another candidate in the primary, Manchester Boddy, the owner and publisher of the Los Angeles Daily News. The Daily News of Los Angeles, also known as the Los Angeles Daily News, is the second largest circulating daily Newspaper of Los Angeles He even indicated that if Douglas survived the primary, which she did, he would support Republican U. S. Representative Richard M. Nixon in the general election. A general election is an Election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election In the ensuing Douglas-Nixon race, Nixon prevailed in what his critics called a smear campaign. A smear campaign, smear tactic or simply smear is a Metaphor for activity that can harm an individual or group's reputation by conflation with From this race, Nixon emerged with the sobriquet "Tricky Dick". A sobriquet is a Nickname or a fancy name usually a familiar name given by others as distinct from a Pseudonym assumed as a disguise but a nickname which is familiar [2]
After he left the Senate, Downey practiced law in Washington, D.C., until his death in San Francisco in 1961. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Upon his passing, he donated his body to University of California Medical Center in Berkeley. The University of California ( UC) is a Public university system in the state of California. Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in Northern California, in the United States. His papers are archived at the Bancroft Library in Berkeley. The Bancroft Library is a library at the University of California Berkeley.
Works
- Onward America, 1933. The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress is a Biographical dictionary of all present and former members of the United States Congress as
- Courage America, 1933.
- Why I Believe in the Townsend Plan, 1936.
- Pensions or Penury?, 1939. - An early book of New Deal advocacy.
- Highways to Prosperity, 1940.
- They Would Rule the Valley, 1947. - A book written to inform Californians about the Federal Government's efforts to impose undue economic restrictions on agriculture via the Reclamation Bureau.
References
- Congressional Biographical Directory: Sheridan Downey - From the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Guide to the Sheridan Downey Papers from 1929 to 1961 - Provided by the Online Archive of California and Bancroft Library.
- http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/down-downey.html
| Preceded by Thomas M. Storke |
U.S. Senator (Class 3) from California 1939–1950 |
Succeeded by Richard M. Nixon |
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