Herbert Brownell Jr.

Herbert Brownell
62nd United States Attorney General
In office
January 21, 1953 – October 23, 1957
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
DeputyWilliam P. Rogers
Preceded byJames P. McGranery
Succeeded byWilliam P. Rogers
Chair of the Republican National Committee
In office
June 30, 1944 – April 1, 1946
Preceded byHarrison E. Spangler
Succeeded byB. Carroll Reece
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the 10th district
In office
January 1, 1933 – December 31, 1937
Preceded byLangdon Post
Succeeded byMacNeil Mitchell
Personal details
Born(1904-02-20)February 20, 1904
Nemaha County, Nebraska, U.S.
DiedMay 1, 1996(1996-05-01) (aged 92)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
Doris McCarter
(m. 1934; died 1979)
Marion Taylor
(m. 1987; div. 1989)
Children4
EducationUniversity of Nebraska, Lincoln (BA)
Yale University (LLB)

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.


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