Owen Brewster
American politician (1888–1961) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ralph Owen Brewster[lower-alpha 1] (February 22, 1888 – December 25, 1961) was an American politician from Maine. Brewster, a Republican, served as the 54th Governor of Maine from 1925 to 1929, in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1935 to 1941 and in the U.S. Senate from 1941 to 1952. Brewster was a close confidant of Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin and an antagonist of Howard Hughes. He was defeated by Frederick G. Payne, whose campaign was heavily funded by Hughes, in the 1952 Republican primary.
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Quick Facts United States Senator from Maine, Preceded by ...
Owen Brewster | |
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United States Senator from Maine | |
In office January 3, 1941 – December 31, 1952 | |
Preceded by | Frederick Hale |
Succeeded by | Frederick G. Payne |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 3rd district | |
In office January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1941 | |
Preceded by | John G. Utterback |
Succeeded by | Frank Fellows |
Chair of the National Governors Association | |
In office June 29, 1925 – July 25, 1927 | |
Preceded by | Elbert Lee Trinkle |
Succeeded by | Adam McMullen |
54th Governor of Maine | |
In office January 7, 1925 – January 2, 1929 | |
Preceded by | Percival P. Baxter |
Succeeded by | William Tudor Gardiner |
Personal details | |
Born | Ralph Owen Brewster (1888-02-22)February 22, 1888 Dexter, Maine, U.S. |
Died | December 25, 1961(1961-12-25) (aged 73) Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Education | Bowdoin College (BA) Harvard University (LLB) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States National Guard |
Rank | Captain |
Unit | Maine National Guard |
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