Edmund G. "Pat" Brown
| Pat Brown | |
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Gov. Brown in September 1964
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| 32nd Governor of California | |
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In office January 5, 1959 – January 2, 1967 |
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| Lieutenant | Glenn M. Anderson |
| Preceded by | Goodwin Knight |
| Succeeded by | Ronald Reagan |
| 23rd California Attorney General | |
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In office January 8, 1951 – January 5, 1959 |
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| Governor |
Earl Warren Goodwin Knight |
| Preceded by | Frederick N. Howser |
| Succeeded by | Stanley Mosk |
| 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. |
| Cause of death | Myocardial infarction |
| Resting place |
Holy Cross Cemetery Colma, California |
| Political party | Democratic (1932 and after) |
| Other political affiliations |
Republican (before 1932) |
| Spouse(s) | Bernice Layne Brown |
| Children | Barbara Layne Cynthia Arden Edmund Gerald Jr. Kathleen Lynn |
| Alma mater | San Francisco College of Law |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Edmund Gerald "Pat" Brown Sr. (April 21, 1905 – February 16, 1996) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 32nd Governor of California from 1959 to 1967. Born in San Francisco, Brown had an early interest in speaking and politics; he earned a law degree in 1927, and subsequently began legal practice. As district attorney for San Francisco, he was elected Attorney General of California in 1950 before becoming the state's governor in 1959. As governor, Brown embarked on massive projects building important infrastructure and redefined the state's higher education system. While running twice for President in 1960 and 1964, finishing second and first in the primaries, respectively, he was never a serious contender in the national conventions. While losing his bid for a third term in 1966 to future President Ronald Reagan, his legacy earns him regard as the builder of modern California. His son Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown Jr. was the 34th and is currently the 39th Governor of California; his daughter, Kathleen Brown, was the 29th California State Treasurer.
Brown was born in San Francisco, California, one of four children of Ida (née Schuckman) and Edmund Joseph Brown. His father was of Irish Catholic descent, and his mother was from a German Protestant family. He acquired the nickname "Pat" during his school years; the nickname was a reference to his Patrick Henry-like oratory. When he was 12 and selling Liberty Bonds on street corners, he would end his spiel with, "Give me liberty, or give me death."
Brown was a debate champion as a member of the Lowell Forensic Society at San Francisco's Lowell High School, where he held twelve offices of student government; he graduated from Lowell in 1923. Rather than pursue an undergraduate degree, he instead worked in his father's cigar store. He studied law at night, while working part-time for attorney Milton Schmitt, graduating from San Francisco College of Law in spring 1927. After passing the California bar exam the following fall, he began full-time employment in Schmitt's office.
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