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Herbert Brownell Jr. (February 20, 1904 – May 1, 1996) was an American lawyer and Republican politician. From 1953 to 1957, he served as United States Attorney General in the administration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower .
Oct 25, 2022 · Herbert Brownell, Jr. was born in Peru, Nebraska, on February 20, 1904. He earned an A.B. degree from the University of Nebraska in 1924, graduated from Yale University School of Law in 1927, and was admitted to the New York bar that same year.
Herbert Brownell Jr. was attorney general under President Eisenhower from January 21, 1953, to October 23, 1957. Brownell recieved his B.A. from the University of Nebraska in 1924 and earned a law degree from Yale in 1927. He was admitted to the New York bar in 1928.
May 2, 1996 · Herbert Brownell Jr., who as President Dwight D. Eisenhower's first Attorney General speeded desegregation by encouraging the President to name judges who vigorously carried out...
Brownell, Herbert, Jr. (b. 20 February 1904 in Peru, Nebraska; d. 1 May 1996 in New York City), attorney general of the United States, presidential adviser, and Republican party official who was noted for his commitment to civil rights. Brownell was one of seven children of Herbert Brownell and May A. Miller.
May 4, 1996 · Herbert Brownell Jr., President Dwight Eisenhower’s first attorney general, died Wednesday in his home in Manhattan. He was 92. The cause of death was cancer, said a daughter, Joan...
Attorney General Herbert Brownell, Jr., and vetted by Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Operation Wetback arose at least partly in response to a portion of the American public that had become angry at the widespread corruption among employers of sharecroppers and growers along the Mexican border and at…
