Daniel Brewster
Daniel Brewster | |
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United States Senator from Maryland | |
In office January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1969 | |
Preceded by | John Butler |
Succeeded by | Charles Mathias |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 2nd district | |
In office January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1963 | |
Preceded by | James Devereux |
Succeeded by | Clarence Long |
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates | |
In office 1950–1958 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Daniel Baugh Brewster Jr. November 23, 1923 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
Died | August 19, 2007 Glyndon, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 83)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Carol Leiper DeHavenon (1954–1967) Anne Moen Bullitt Biddle (1967–1969) Judy Aarsand (1976–2007) |
Children | 5 |
Relatives | Benjamin H. Brewster (great-grandfather) |
Education | Princeton University Johns Hopkins University University of Maryland, Baltimore (LLB) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Marine Corps |
Years of service | 1942–1946 (active) 1946–1972 (reserve) |
Rank | Colonel |
Unit | United States Marine Corps Reserve |
Battles/wars | World War II • Battle of Guam • Battle of Okinawa |
Awards | Bronze Star Purple Heart (2) |
Daniel Baugh Brewster Jr. (November 23, 1923 – August 19, 2007) was an American attorney and politician from the state of Maryland. A
Early life, education, and military service
Daniel Baugh Brewster, Jr. was born on November 23, 1923, in
Education
Brewster was educated at the
After the war, Brewster again attended Johns Hopkins.[4] He then enrolled at the University of Maryland Law School, from which he graduated with an LL.B. degree in June 1949.[5] He was admitted to the bar in November 1949 and began practicing law in Towson, Maryland.[3][6]
Military service
In 1942, Brewster enlisted in the
Political career
Maryland House of Delegates (1950-1958)
Brewster, a Democrat,[8] was elected as to the Maryland House of Delegates in 1950.[3] At age 26, he was one of the youngest members of Maryland's state legislature in history.[2] He served in the House of Delegates until 1958.[3]
U.S. House of Representatives (1959-1963)
In 1958, Brewster was elected to the
U.S. Senate (1963-1969)
In 1962, Brewster ran for the United States Senate seat vacated by the retiring Republican senator John Marshall Butler. He defeated Congressman Edward Tylor Miller to become the first Democrat elected to the Senate from Maryland since 1946.[8] Brewster served in the Senate from 1963 to 1969. In the Senate, Brewster voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1968,[10][11] as well as the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the confirmation of Thurgood Marshall to the U.S. Supreme Court.[12][13] Brewster was instrumental in the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.[14]
Brewster sought re-election to the Senate in 1968. However, "his complicated personal life, his support of the Vietnam War and his increasingly serious problems with alcohol took their toll", and he was defeated by Republican Charles Mathias.[7]
In 1978, Brewster stated that the greatest mistake he made in his public life was his support for the Vietnam War.[2]
1964 presidential election
In 1964, Brewster ran in the
Legal troubles
In 1969, Brewster was
At trial, the judge dismissed five of the charges, saying that Brewster's actions were protected under the
The charges were reinstated. Brewster stood trial and was found "not guilty" of the bribery charges but was convicted of accepting an unlawful gratuity "without corrupt intent." However, in August 1974,[16] his conviction was overturned on appeal due to the trial judge's improper instructions to the jury.[8] In 1975, he pleaded no contest to a single misdemeanor charge of accepting an illegal gratuity "without corrupt intent" and was fined and allowed to keep his law license. The government dropped the other charges.[19][20]
Post-Senate career
After leaving the Senate, Brewster took up farming in Glyndon, Maryland.[3]
As of 1978, Brewster operated his farm, worked as an alcoholism counselor at a veterans' hospital, led the Governor's Advisory Council on Alcoholism, and worked at "a quarter-way house in Baltimore".[2]
Personal life and death
Brewster married Carol Leiper DeHavenon of Philadelphia in 1954. The couple had two sons, Daniel Baugh Brewster, Jr. (born 1956) and Gerry Leiper Brewster (born 1958).[21]
In 1967, Brewster "attended the funeral of William Bullitt, the U.S. ambassador to France. There, he became reacquainted with Anne Bullitt, Mr. Bullitt's daughter and Mr. Brewster's first fiancee, who had jilted the senator while he was overseas during the war". Brewster divorced his first wife.[7] On April 29, 1967, he married Anne Bullitt (1924–2007) at Glyndon, Maryland.[22] Brewster's second marriage also ended in divorce.[7]
Brewster was an alcoholic. According to his account, his drinking began to spiral out of control in 1964; by 1969, he was "'drinking with a vengeance'", and he almost died following an "alcoholic collapse". He sought inpatient rehabilitation multiple times, and reportedly became sober in 1973.[2]
In 1976, Brewster married Judy Lynn Aarsand after meeting her at an alcohol treatment facility.[7] The couple had three children, Danielle (born 1977) and twins Jennilie and Dana (born 1979).[8]
Brewster survived large cell lymphoma and leukemia in the 1980s.[7]
Brewster died of liver cancer on August 19, 2007, at age 83.[14][17] He is buried at Saint Thomas' Episcopal Church Cemetery, Owings Mills, Maryland.[3]
Legacy
Several individuals who served on Brewster's Senate staff in the 1960s later became politically prominent, including Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer.[23]
In 2023, a biography of Brewster by John W. Frece, Self-Destruction: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of U.S. Senator Daniel B. Brewster, was published by Loyola University Maryland's Apprentice House Press.[24]
See also
- List of American federal politicians convicted of crimes
- List of federal political scandals in the United States
References
- ^ Obituary: "Daniel Baugh Brewster" New York Times. May 16, 1934.
- ^ a b c d e f Kernan, Michael (August 24, 1978). "The Fall and Rise of Dan Brewster: Life Close to the Land". Washington Post.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Brewster, Daniel Baugh (1923-2007)". bioguideretro.congress.gov. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ Brewster, Daniel B. (February 9, 1966). "Statement of Daniel B. Brewster". U.S. Senate Hearing Record: Subcommittee On Judicial Machinery of the Committee On the Judiciary. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 238 – via Google Books.
... I also attended both institutions and am a graduate of the University of Maryland...
- Newspapers.com.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f Kay, Liz; Rasmussen, Frederick (August 21, 2007). "Senator, war hero backed civil rights". Baltimore Sun.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Daniel Brewster papers". Archival Collections at the University of Maryland Libraries. Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved December 19, 2008.
- ^ "HR 8601. PASSAGE. -- House Vote #102 -- Mar 24, 1960". GovTrack.us.
- ^ "TO PASS H.R. 2516, A BILL TO PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION IN … -- Senate Vote #346 -- Mar 11, 1968". GovTrack.us.
- ^ "HR. 7152. PASSAGE. -- Senate Vote #409 -- Jun 19, 1964". GovTrack.us.
- ^ "TO PASS S. 1564, THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965. -- Senate Vote #78 -- May 26, 1965". GovTrack.us.
- ^ "CONFIRMATION OF NOMINATION OF THURGOOD MARSHALL, THE FIRST NEGRO APPOINTED TO THE SUPREME COURT". GovTrack.us.
- ^ a b "Daniel B. Brewster, 83, Former Senator, Dies". The New York Times. 27 August 2007. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ "Primary Vote Now Official: Brewster Defeats Wallace By 52,247". The Baltimore Sun. May 30, 1964. p. 7. Retrieved September 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ ISBN 1-85109-492-X.
- ^ a b Lamb, Yvonne Shinhoster (August 22, 2007). "Daniel Baugh Brewster; served in US Senate". The Boston Globe. The Washington Post. Retrieved December 19, 2008.
- JSTOR 1071992.
- ^ "Ex-senator Brewster pleads no contest". The New York Times. June 26, 1975.
- ^ "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Battlefield to Baxmeyer". politicalgraveyard.com.
- ^ Obituary: "Carol L. Brewster" Washington Post. February 10, 2010.
- ^ Obituary: "Anne Moen Bullitt Biddle" New York Times. September 2, 2007.
- ^ Weisman, Jonathan and Lois Romano (November 16, 2006). "Pelosi Splits Democrats With Push For Murtha". The Washington Post.
- ^ "War Hero and U.S. Senator Danny Brewster Had It All, and It Nearly Killed Him. What Happened? | Apprentice House Press / Loyola University Maryland". Retrieved 2023-06-22.