Herbert Brownell, Jr.

Born 1904-02-20 Peru, NE (USA)

Died 1996-05-01
Manhattan, NY (USA)

Buried
Mendham, NJ (USA)
Hilltop Cemetery

Herbert Brownell Jr. was the son of Professor Herbert Brownell of the University of Nebraska, a Nebraska educator and author. After graduating from the University of Nebraska in 1924, Brownell Jr. attended Yale University where he received his law degree. He went on to become an important member of the Republican Party in New York, helping Thomas Dewey to win the the election for Governor of New York in 1942. Brownell Jr. also encouraged General Dwight Eisenhower to run for the presidency. Eisenhower appointed Brownell Jr. as the United States Attorney General in 1953. Brownell was involved in several civil rights cases, including Brown vs. Board of Education in 1954. Herbert Brownell Jr. also drafted the proposal that became the Civil Rights Act of 1957. Brownell Jr. continued to serve his country as United States Representative to the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the mid-1970s. Brownell authored a book about his experiences working in the Eisenhower Administration with Advising Ike: The Memoirs of Attorney General Herbert Brownell.

Places Lived

Peru, NE
Lincoln, NE
New York, NY
Flower Hill, NY
Washington, D.C.
Manhattan, NY

Author Of

Nonfiction

Keywords

Politics; Government - United States; Eisenhower, Dwight D.; Memoirs

Education

Bachelor's Degree, 1924, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
Law Degree, 1927, Yale Law School, New Haven, CT

Occupation

Lawyer
Campaign Manager
Republican Party National Committee, Chairman
US Attorney General 1953-57
Campaign Manager
State Legislator, New York
United States Attorney General under Dwight D. Eisenhower

Places Worked

Lord Day and Lord Law Firm, New York, NY
New York State Assembly
Campaign Manager for Thomas Dewey, Governor of New York Election, 1942
Campaign Manager for Thomas Dewey, President of the United States Election, 1946
United States Government, Attorney General's Office (1953-1957)
United States Representative to the Permanent Court of Arbitration (1972-1974)

Associations

Phi Beta Kappa
Innocents Society
Republican Party
New York City Bar Association, President

Bibliography

Advising Ike: The Memoirs of Attorney General Herbert Brownell. with John P. Burke, 1993.

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