Pat Brown
32nd governor of California from 1959 to 1967
Edmund Gerald "Pat" Brown, Sr. (April 21, 1905 – February 16, 1996) was an American politician. Brown served as the 32nd Governor of California from 1959 to 1967.[1][2] He is the father of the 34th and 39th Governor of California, Jerry Brown. He was succeeded by Ronald Reagan as Governor, but Reagan was soon succeeded by Brown's son Jerry. Brown ran for President of the United States three times; in 1976, 1980 and in 1992.
Pat Brown | |
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| 32nd Governor of California | |
| In office January 5, 1959 – January 2, 1967 | |
| Lieutenant | Glenn M. Anderson |
| Preceded by | Goodwin Knight |
| Succeeded by | Ronald Reagan |
| 23rd California Attorney General | |
| In office January 8, 1951 – January 5, 1959 | |
| Governor | Earl Warren Goodwin Knight |
| Preceded by | Frederick N. Howser |
| Succeeded by | Stanley Mosk |
| 21st District Attorney of San Francisco | |
| In office 1943–1950 | |
| Preceded by | Matthew Brady |
| Succeeded by | Thomas C. Lynch |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edmund Gerald Brown April 21, 1905 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Died | February 16, 1996 (aged 90) Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Holy Cross Cemetery (Colma, California) |
| Political party | Democratic (1932 and after) |
| Other political affiliations | Republican (before 1932) |
| Spouse(s) | Bernice Layne |
| Children | 4, including Edmund Gerald Jr. and Kathleen Lynn |
| Alma mater | San Francisco Law School (LLB) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
References
change- ↑ Reinhold, Robert (February 18, 1996). "Edmund G. Brown Is Dead at 90; He Led California in Boom Years". The New York Times. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ↑ Rarick 2006, pp. 8, 30
Other websites
change- Official Biography and portrait from State of California Archived 2010-01-14 at the Wayback Machine
- California State of Mind: The Legacy of Pat Brown
- Brown family of California at The Political Graveyard Archived 2012-05-21 at the Wayback Machine
- Shows off his custom license plate [1]
- Find a grave Edmund Brown
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