Pat Brown

Pat Brown
Brown in 1966
32nd Governor of California
In office
January 5, 1959 – January 2, 1967
LieutenantGlenn M. Anderson
Preceded byGoodwin Knight
Succeeded byRonald Reagan
23rd Attorney General of California
In office
January 8, 1951 – January 5, 1959
GovernorEarl Warren
Goodwin Knight
Preceded byFrederick N. Howser
Succeeded byStanley Mosk
21st District Attorney of San Francisco
In office
1944–1950
Preceded byMatthew Brady
Succeeded byThomas C. Lynch
Personal details
Born
Edmund Gerald Brown

(1905-04-21)April 21, 1905
San Francisco, California, U.S.
DiedFebruary 16, 1996(1996-02-16) (aged 90)
Beverly Hills, California
Resting placeHoly Cross Cemetery (Colma, California)
Political partyDemocratic (1932–1996)
Other political
affiliations
Republican (before 1932)
Spouse
(m. 1930)
Children4, including Jerry and Kathleen
Alma materSan Francisco Law School (LLB)
ProfessionLawyer

Edmund Gerald "Pat" Brown (April 21, 1905 – February 16, 1996) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 32nd governor of California from 1959 to 1967. His first elected office was as district attorney for San Francisco, and he was later elected Attorney General of California in 1950, before becoming the state's governor after the 1958 California gubernatorial election.

Born in San Francisco, Brown had an early interest in speaking and politics. He skipped college and he earned an LL.B. law degree in 1927. In his first term as governor, Brown delivered on major legislation, including a tax increase and the California Master Plan for Higher Education. The California State Water Project was a major and highly complex achievement. He also pushed through civil-rights legislation. In a second term, troubles mounted, including the defeat of a fair housing law (1964 California Proposition 14), the 1960s Berkeley protests, the Watts riots, and internal battles among Democrats over support or opposition to the Vietnam War. He lost the 1966 California gubernatorial election for a third term to future president Ronald Reagan; his legacy has since earned him regard as the builder of modern California.[1][2]

His son Jerry Brown was the 34th and 39th Governor of California, as well as the 31st Attorney General of California, holding two offices he once held. His daughter, Kathleen Brown, was the 29th California State Treasurer.

  1. ^ Kotkin, Joel (19 April 2015). "The Daily Beast".
  2. ^ "California State of Mind: The Legacy of Pat Brown". Pat Brown Documentary. Retrieved July 28, 2022 – via YouTube.