Herbert Brownell, Jr. (February 20, 1904 — May 1, 1996) was the Attorney General of the United States in President Eisenhower's cabinet from 1953 to 1957.
Brownell, one of the seven children of Herbert and May Miller Brownell, was born in Peru, Nebraska. His father was a professor at the University of Nebraska, Teachers College in education and physical sciences as well as an author. His brother, Samuel Brownell, became U.S. Commissioner of Educa...
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Herbert Brownell, Jr. (February 20, 1904 — May 1, 1996) was the Attorney General of the United States in President Eisenhower's cabinet from 1953 to 1957.
Brownell, one of the seven children of Herbert and May Miller Brownell, was born in Peru, Nebraska. His father was a professor at the University of Nebraska, Teachers College in education and physical sciences as well as an author. His brother, Samuel Brownell, became U.S. Commissioner of Education. After graduating Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Nebraska in 1924, and, in his senior year, being a member of the Society of Innocents, he attended Yale Law School, earning his law degree in 1927. While at the University of Nebraska he joined The Delta Upsilon Fraternity.
Susan B. Anthony was Herbert Brownell's cousin.
Brownell was admitted to the bar in New York, and began his practice in New York City. In February 1929, he joined the law firm of Lord Day & Lord in New York, and except for periods of public service remained with...
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