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Ralph Owen Brewster (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
Jun 10, 2024 · Owen Brewster was never one of those to whom things came easily; rather Brewster’s success was largely self-made through a combination of hard work and steely determination. After three successive electoral losses, many thought Brewster had been consigned to the political scrap heap.
Jul 27, 2020 · In 1924 Ralph Owen Brewster was elected governor of Maine, despite a widely held conviction that he was the candidate of the Ku Klux Klan. This hotly contested election provides insight into the Klan’s role in Maine
Ralph Owen Brewster (courtesy Maine State Museum) (1888-1961) a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator from Maine was born in Dexter on February 22, 1888. He attended the public schools; was graduated from Bowdoin College in 1909, and from the law department of Harvard University 1913.
Aug 10, 2017 · Senator Owen Brewster, Republican of Maine, called on President Truman to relinquish his sole authority over atomic weaponry so that Gen. Douglas MacArthur, as commander of the United Nations...
OWEN BREWSTER, EX-SENATOR, DIES; Former Maine Republican Was 73 -- Served 2 Terms as Governor, 3 in House FIGURED IN DISPUTES Waved Immunity to Testify Before Investigating Panel on 'Blackmail...
Dec 31, 2000 · In 1924 Ralph Owen Brewster, later a senator, secured the Republican nomination for governor with the Klan’s support. The dominant issue in the election was whether the state should continue to...
