Pat Brown facts for kids

Quick facts for kids 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

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. 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.

• Shows off his custom license plate [1]

Images for kids

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  Map of the State Water Project infrastructure

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  Governor Brown with President Kennedy at the White House in April 1961

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  Governor Brown speaks on Charter Day at UC Berkeley in 1962

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  The California Aqueduct, named after Governor Brown, seen at a crossing with Interstate 205/I-580 junction

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  From the November 6, 1958 edition of the Oakdale Leader, Oakdale, California