Owen Brewster

Owen Brewster
United States Senator
from Maine
In office
January 3, 1941 – December 31, 1952
Preceded byFrederick Hale
Succeeded byFrederick G. Payne
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maine's 3rd district
In office
January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1941
Preceded byJohn G. Utterback
Succeeded byFrank Fellows
Chair of the National Governors Association
In office
June 29, 1925 – July 25, 1927
Preceded byElbert Lee Trinkle
Succeeded byAdam McMullen
54th Governor of Maine
In office
January 7, 1925 – January 2, 1929
Preceded byPercival P. Baxter
Succeeded byWilliam Tudor Gardiner
Personal details
Born
Ralph Owen Brewster

(1888-02-22)February 22, 1888
Dexter, Maine, U.S.
DiedDecember 25, 1961(1961-12-25) (aged 73)
Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationBowdoin College (BA)
Harvard University (LLB)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceUnited States National Guard
Rank Captain
UnitMaine National Guard

Ralph Owen Brewster[a] (February 22, 1888 – December 25, 1961) was an American politician from Maine. Brewster, a Republican, served as the 54th Governor of Maine from 1925 to 1929, in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1935 to 1941 and in the U.S. Senate from 1941 to 1952. Brewster was a close confidant of Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin and an antagonist of Howard Hughes. He was defeated by Frederick G. Payne, whose campaign was heavily funded by Hughes, in the 1952 Republican primary.
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Owen Brewster

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