Herbert Brownell Jr.
| Herbert Brownell Jr. | |
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| 62nd United States Attorney General | |
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In office January 21, 1953 – October 23, 1957 |
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| President | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Deputy | William P. Rogers |
| Preceded by | James P. McGranery |
| Succeeded by | William P. Rogers |
| Chairperson of the Republican National Committee | |
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In office 1944–1946 |
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| Preceded by | Harrison E. Spangler |
| Succeeded by | B. Carroll Reece |
| Member of the New York State Assembly from the New York County, 10th District district |
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In office January 1, 1933 – December 31, 1937 |
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| Preceded by | Langdon W. Post |
| Succeeded by | MacNeil Mitchell |
| Personal details | |
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February 20, 1904 Nemaha County, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | May 1, 1996 (aged 92) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Doris McCarter (1934–1979) Marion Taylor (1987–1989) |
| Children | Joan Ann Thomas McCarter James Barker |
| Alma mater |
University of Nebraska, Lincoln Yale University |
Herbert Brownell Jr. (February 20, 1904 – May 1, 1996) was an attorney and Republican Party organizer. From 1953 to 1957, he was the United States Attorney General in the administration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Brownell, one of the seven children of Herbert and May Miller Brownell, was born in Nemaha County, Nebraska, near the town of Peru. His father, Herbert Brownell, was a professor and author at the Peru State Normal School in education and physical sciences. After graduating Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Nebraska in 1924, and, in his senior year, being a member of the Society of Innocents, Brownell attended Yale Law School, earning his law degree in 1927. While at the University of Nebraska he joined The Delta Upsilon Fraternity.
Brownell's brother, Samuel Brownell, served as U.S. Commissioner of Education from 1953 through 1956. Susan B. Anthony was Herbert Brownell's cousin.
Brownell was admitted to the bar in New York, and began his practice in New York City. In February 1929, he joined the law firm of Lord Day & Lord in New York, and except for periods of public service, he remained with them until his retirement in 1989. He married Doris McCarter on June 16, 1934. They had four children (Joan Brownell, Ann Brownell, Thomas McCarter Brownell, and James Barker Brownell) and remained together until McCarter's death on June 12, 1979. He married his second wife Marion Taylor in 1987, but the couple separated and divorced in December 1989.
Besides his law practice, Brownell had a long and active political career as a Republican. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (New York Co., 10th district) in 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936 and 1937.
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