'''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. |