The Political Graveyard: Brown family of California

Brown family of California

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Edmund Gerald Brown, Sr. (1905-1996) — also known as Edmund G. Brown, Sr.; Pat Brown — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., April 21, 1905. Son of Edmund Brown and Ida (Schuckman) Brown; married 1930 to Bernice Layne; brother of Harold C. Brown; father of Edmund Gerald Brown, Jr. and Kathleen Brown. Lawyer; Republican candidate for California state assembly, 1928; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1944, 1948, 1956, 1960; California state attorney general, 1951-59; Governor of California, 1959-67; defeated (Democratic), 1966; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1960. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Eagles; Elks; Moose; Native Sons of the Golden West. Died of a heart attack, in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, Calif., February 16, 1996. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
- Cross-reference: Warren Christopher
- See also Brown family of California
- See also: National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier; Internet Movie Database profile.
- Books about Edmund G. Brown: Ethan Rarick, California Rising: The Life and Times of Pat Brown
Harold C. Brown (c.1908-1998) — of California. Brother of Edmund Gerald Brown, Sr.; uncle of Edmund Gerald Brown, Jr. and Kathleen Brown. Municipal judge in California, 1964-66; Judge, California Court of Appeal, 1966-76. Member, Humane Society. Died in San Rafael, Marin County, Calif., May 19, 1998. Burial location unknown.
- See also Brown family of California
Edmund Gerald Brown, Jr. (b. 1938) — also known as Edmund G. Brown, Jr.; Jerry Brown; "Governor Moonbeam" — of Oakland, Alameda County, Calif. Born in San Francisco, Calif., April 7, 1938. Son of Edmund Gerald Brown, Sr. and Bernice (Layne) Brown; nephew of Harold C. Brown; married, June 18, 2005, to Anne Gust; brother of Kathleen Brown. Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of state of California, 1971-75; Governor of California, 1975-83; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1976, 1980, 1992; candidate for U.S. Senator from California, 1982; California Democratic state chair, 1989-91; mayor of Oakland, Calif., 1999-2007; California state attorney general, 2007-. Catholic; later Buddhist. Still living as of 2007.
- Cross-reference: Gray Davis
- See also Brown family of California
- See also: National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier; Internet Movie Database profile.
- Books by Jerry Brown: The Jerry Brown Reader (2004)
Kathleen Brown (born c.1946) — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Daughter of Edmund Gerald Brown, Sr.; niece of Harold C. Brown; sister of Edmund Gerald Brown, Jr.; married to Van Gordon Sauter (president of CBS News). Democrat. Lawyer; California state treasurer, 1991-95; candidate for Governor of California, 1994. Female. Still living as of 1996.
- See also Brown family of California
- See also: Wikipedia article.

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