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'''Herbert Brownell, Jr.''' (February 20, 1904 – May 1, 1996) was a lawyer and [[Republican]] [[civil rights]] hero from [[New York]] who served as the [[United States Attorney General]] under the presidency of [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]. He was previously the chair of the [[Republican National Committee]] during the mid-1940s, and a state representative preceding that.
'''Herbert Brownell, Jr.''' (February 20, 1904 – May 1, 1996) was a lawyer and [[Republican]] [[civil rights]] hero from [[New York]] who served as the [[United States Attorney General]] under the presidency of [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]. He was previously the chair of the [[Republican National Committee]] during the mid-1940s, and a state representative preceding that.
Brownell is a distant relative of [[women's suffrage]] activist [[Susan B. Anthony]].<ref name=encyclopedia.com>[https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/brownell-herbert-jr Brownell, Herbert, Jr.]. ''Encyclopedia.com''. Retrieved July 6, 2021.</ref>
==Political career==
==Political career==
Brownell was successful in his efforts for President Eisenhower to appoint pro-civil rights judges into federal judicial positions.<ref name=chicagotribune>New York Times News Service (May 4, 1996). [https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1996-05-04-9605040085-story.html HERBERT BROWNELL JR., IKE'S ATTORNEY GENERAL]. ''Chicago Tribune''. Retrieved July 6, 2021.</ref>
Brownell was successful in his efforts for President Eisenhower to appoint pro-civil rights judges into federal judicial positions.<ref name=chicagotribune>New York Times News Service (May 4, 1996). [https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1996-05-04-9605040085-story.html HERBERT BROWNELL JR., IKE'S ATTORNEY GENERAL]. ''Chicago Tribune''. Retrieved July 6, 2021.</ref>
An outspoken opponent of [[communist]] sedition, Brownell recommended to Eisenhower in 1953 that calls to give clemency to [[Julius Rosenberg|Julius]] and [[Ethel Rosenberg]] be rejected.<ref name=chicagotribune/> The Rosenbergs were ultimately executed for conspiring to hand U.S. nuclear secrets to the [[Soviet Union]]. However, Brownell also worked secretly to undermine the "excesses" of [[Joseph McCarthy]],<ref>[https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/brownell-herbert-jr Brownell, Herbert, Jr.]. ''Encyclopedia.com''. Retrieved July 6, 2021.</ref> a Wisconsin Republican senator who exposed communist infiltration of the [[United States State Department]] and the [[U.S. Army]].
An outspoken opponent of [[communist]] sedition, Brownell recommended to Eisenhower in 1953 that calls to give clemency to [[Julius Rosenberg|Julius]] and [[Ethel Rosenberg]] be rejected.<ref name=chicagotribune/> The Rosenbergs were ultimately executed for conspiring to hand U.S. nuclear secrets to the [[Soviet Union]]. However, Brownell also worked secretly to undermine the "excesses" of [[Joseph McCarthy]],<ref name=encyclopedia.com/> a Wisconsin Republican senator who exposed communist infiltration of the [[United States State Department]] and the [[U.S. Army]].
==References==
==References==