Owen Brewster

Ralph Owen Brewster (February 22, 1888–December 25, 1961) was an American politician from Maine. Brewster, a Republican, was solidly conservative, a close confidant of the infamous Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin and antagonist of Howard Hughes. File links The following pages link to this file: Owen Brewster Categories: Images with unknown source ... File links The following pages link to this file: Owen Brewster Categories: Images with unknown source ... February 22 is the 53rd day of every year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The federal government of the United States was established by the United States Constitution. ... Official language(s) None Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 39th 86,542 km² 305 km 515 km 13. ... The Republican Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Democratic Party. ... Conservatism or political conservatism is any of several historically related political philosophies or political ideologies. ... Joseph Raymond McCarthy Joseph Raymond McCarthy (November 14, 1908 – May 2, 1957) was a Republican Senator from the state of Wisconsin from 1947 to 1957. ... Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 23rd 169,790 km² 420 km 500 km 17 42°30N to 47°3N 86°49W to 92°54W Population  - Total (2000)  - Density Ranked 18th 5,453,896 38. ... For other people named Howard Hughes, see Howard Hughes (disambiguation). ...

Owen (he preferred to be known by his middle name) Brewster was born in Dexter, the son of William Edmund Brewster, a member of the Maine House of Representatives, and Carrie S. Bridges. He graduated summa cum laude from Bowdoin College in 1909, a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. From 1909 to 1910, Brewster was the principal of Castine High School, and then attended Harvard Law School, graduating in 1913. Dexter is a town located in Penobscot County, Maine. ... Latin honors are Latin phrases used to indicate the level of academic distinction with which an academic degree was earned. ... Bowdoin College is a private liberal arts college located in the coastal New England town of Brunswick, Maine. ... The Phi Beta Kappa Key The Phi Beta Kappa Society is an academic honor society with the mission of fostering and recognizing excellence in undergraduate liberal arts and sciences. ... Harvard Law School (HLS) is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. ...

In 1915, he married Dorothy Foss; from 1915 to 1923, he was a member of the Portland School Committee. From 1914 to 1925, Brewster was a lawyer for the Chapman and Brewster law firm in Portland. He was elected to a two-year term as a member of the State House (1917–18), but resigned to enlist in the U.S. Army (Third Infantry unit of the Maine National Guard) when the nation entered World War I. Brewster served successively as private, second lieutenant, captain, and regimental adjutant, and returned to the State House after the war ended. He continued to be a House member from 1921 to 1922, when he was elected to the State Senate. A law firm is a business entity formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law. ... Nickname: Motto: Official website: www. ... US Army Seal HHC, US Army Distinctive Unit Insignia The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces that has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... Combatants Entente Powers Central Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties > 5 million military deaths > 3 million military deaths {{{notes}}} World War I, also known as the First World War and (before 1939) the Great War, the War of the Nations, War to End All Wars, was a world... A private is a military soldier of the lowest military rank (equivalent to Nato Rank Grades OR-1 to OR-3 depending on the force served in). ... Second Lieutenant is the lowest commissioned rank in many armed forces. ... Captain is both a nautical term and a rank in various uniformed organizations. ...

Brewster served in the State Senate until 1925, when he became the Governor of Maine. Brewster served two terms as Governor, leaving office in 1929, losing the Republican nomination for a third term. In 1932, he was defeated for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, but was elected from the Third District in 1935 and served until 1941, when he went on to the U.S. Senate. Brewster was reelected in 1946. This is a list of Governors of Maine since statehood in 1820. ... The chamber of the United States House of Representatives is located in the south wing of the Capitol building, in Washington, D.C.. The Media:United States House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ...

During his time in Congress, Brewster worked on legislation to provide old-age pensions (the forerunner of Social Security) although he was a prominent opponent of welfare and spending programs in President Roosevelt's New Deal. As Senator, Brewster sat on several Senate committees, notably the Special Senate Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program (the Truman Committee), and the Joint Committee to Investigate the Pearl Harbor Attack. At the time these were very high profile and Brewster's work on those committees did much to raise his profile in Washington. The President of the United States (often abbreviated POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States. ... Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882–April 12, 1945), 32nd President of the United States, the longest-serving holder of the office and the only man to be elected President more than twice, was one of the central figures of 20th century history. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: New Deal The New Deal is the name given to the series of programs implemented under president Franklin Delano Roosevelt with the goal of stabilizing, reforming and stimulating the United States economy during the Great Depression. ...

In the Senate, he was good friends with Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin. His association with McCarthyism eroded Brewster's political support as McCarthy's anti-communist excesses became increasingly unpopular. His alleged association with the Ku Klux Klan also cost him support in liberal Republican circles. Joseph Raymond McCarthy Joseph Raymond McCarthy (November 14, 1908 – May 2, 1957) was a Republican Senator from the state of Wisconsin from 1947 to 1957. ... Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 23rd 169,790 km² 420 km 500 km 17 42°30N to 47°3N 86°49W to 92°54W Population  - Total (2000)  - Density Ranked 18th 5,453,896 38. ... McCarthyism took place during a period of intense suspicion in the United States primarily from 1950 to 1954, when the U.S. government was actively countering American Communist Party subversion, its leadership, and others suspected of being Communists or Communist sympathizers. ... Members of the second Ku Klux Klan at a rally during the 1920s. ...

Brewster came to national attention due to his opposition to the commercial interests of Howard Hughes, America's wealthiest man at the time. Brewster was chairman of a special Senate committee investigating defense procurement during World War II. He was concerned that Hughes had received $40 million from the Defense Department without actually delivering the aircraft he had contracted to provide. For other people named Howard Hughes, see Howard Hughes (disambiguation). ... Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths {{{notes}}} World War II, also known as the Second World War (sometimes WW2 or WWII or World War Two), was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the...

Alan Alda as Owen Brewster in The Aviator

Hughes aggressively combated the inquirer, alleging corruption. In the Martin Scorsese movie The Aviator he is portrayed similarly by Alan Alda as corrupt and in the pocket of Pan American World Airways, the rival of Hughes' TWA. Hughes spread rumors about Brewster's close association with Pan Am, alleging that he received free flights and hospitality in return for legislation such as his bill to withdraw government approval for TWA flights across the Atlantic. Hughes publicly claimed that Brewster had promised an end to the Senate inquiry if he would agree to merging TWA with Pan Am. In response, Brewster, stung by the allegations, stood aside from chairing the inquiry and became instead a witness before the committee. He denied Hughes' allegations and made several counter-claims. Brewster's reputation suffered greatly from the incident. File links The following pages link to this file: Owen Brewster Categories: Images with unknown source ... File links The following pages link to this file: Owen Brewster Categories: Images with unknown source ... Martin Scorsese at Cannes in 2002 Martin Scorsese (born November 17, 1942 in Queens, New York, USA) is an American film director. ... The Aviator is a 2004 biographical drama film, directed by Martin Scorsese. ... Alan Alda as Benjamin Franklin Hawkeye Pierce Alan Alda (born January 28, 1936 as Alphonso Joseph DAbruzzo) is an American actor, writer, director and sometimes political activist. ... Pan American World Airways, commonly known as Pan Am, was the principal international airline of the United States from the 1930s until its collapse in 1991. ...

In 1952 Hughes worked hard to ensure Brewster's political demise, persuading the then Governor of Maine, Frederick G. Payne, to challenge him for the Republican nomination. Armed with practically unlimited campaign funds from Hughes, Payne challenged Brewster's connection with McCarthyism, racist groups and also took up Hughes' claims that Brewster was corrupt. This led to the unusual defeat of an incumbent Senator in his own primary; Payne would only last one term, being defeated by Ed Muskie in 1958. 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Frederick George Payne (July 24, 1904 - June 15, 1978) was a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Maine. ... Edmund Muskie Edmund Sixtus Muskie (Edmund Marciszewski) (March 28, 1914–March 26, 1996) was a Polish-American politician from Maine. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In his retirement he continued active involvement in many conservative organizations. Brewster was a Christian Scientist. He was a member of the American Bar Association, Grange, the American Legion, the Freemasons, the Elks, the Odd Fellows, and Delta Kappa Epsilon. He denied being a member of the Ku Klux Klan, although he received their support. The Church of Christ, Scientist, often known as The Christian Science Church, is a nontrinitarian Protestant Christian denomination, founded by Mary Baker Eddy in 1879. ... American Bar Associations Washington, DC office The American Bar Association (ABA) is a voluntary bar association of lawyers which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. ... Grange Hall in Maine, circa 1910 The Grange movement in the United States was a farmers movement involving the affiliation of local farmers into area granges to work for their political and economic advantages. ... The neutrality of this article is disputed. ... The Masonic Square and Compasses. ... Categories: Fraternal and service organizations ... The Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.) is a fraternal organization derived from English Odd Fellows orders of the mid-1700s. ... Delta Kappa Epsilon (ΔΚΕ; also pronounced D K E or Deke) is the oldest secret college mens fraternity of New England origin. ... Members of the second Ku Klux Klan at a rally during the 1920s. ...

Brewster died unexpectedly of cancer in 1961 in Brookline, Massachusetts. He was buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Dexter, Maine where his home was converted to the Brewster Inn, a bed and breakfast. 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Seal of Brookline, MA Brookline is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. ... Official language(s) English Capital Boston Largest city Boston Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 44th 10,555 mi²; 27,360 km² 183 mi; 295 km 113 mi; 182 km 13. ... Dexter is a town located in Penobscot County, Maine. ... B&B is also an acronym used for the American CBS soap opera The Bold and The Beautiful or the MTV cartoon Beavis and Butthead. ...

Sources

• "Brewster, Ralph Owen, 1941-1952." Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Brewster Inn website
• "Film shows how Howard Hughes trashed senator from Maine"