Pat Brown

Edmund Gerald "Pat" Brown, Sr. (April 21, 1905 – February 16, 1996) was an American politician. Brown served as the 32nd Governor of California from 1959 to 1967.^[1][2] He is the father of the 34th and 39th Governor of California, Jerry Brown. He was succeeded by Ronald Reagan as Governor, but Reagan was soon succeeded by Brown's son Jerry. Brown ran for President of the United States three times; in 1976, 1980 and in 1992.

Pat Brown
32nd Governor of California
In office January 5, 1959 – January 2, 1967
Lieutenant	Glenn M. Anderson
Preceded by	Goodwin Knight
Succeeded by	Ronald Reagan
23rd California Attorney General
In office January 8, 1951 – January 5, 1959
Governor	Earl Warren Goodwin Knight
Preceded by	Frederick N. Howser
Succeeded by	Stanley Mosk
21st District Attorney of San Francisco
In office 1943–1950
Preceded by	Matthew Brady
Succeeded by	Thomas C. Lynch
Personal details
Born	Edmund Gerald Brown (1905-04-21)April 21, 1905 San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died	February 16, 1996(1996-02-16) (aged 90) Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Resting place	Holy Cross Cemetery (Colma, California)
Political party	Democratic (1932 and after)
Other political affiliations	Republican (before 1932)
Spouse(s)	Bernice Layne
Children	4, including Edmund Gerald Jr. and Kathleen Lynn
Alma mater	San Francisco Law School (LLB)
Profession	Lawyer

References

1. Reinhold, Robert (February 18, 1996). "Edmund G. Brown Is Dead at 90; He Led California in Boom Years". The New York Times. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
2. Rarick 2006, pp. 8, 30 harvnb error: no target: CITEREFRarick2006 (help)

Other websites

• Official Biography and portrait from State of California Archived 2010-01-14 at the Wayback Machine
• California State of Mind: The Legacy of Pat Brown
• Brown family of California at The Political Graveyard Archived 2012-05-21 at the Wayback Machine
• Shows off his custom license plate
• Find a grave Edmund Brown