27 Facts About Daniel Brewster

Daniel Brewster was the oldest of six children of Ottolie Y and Daniel Baugh Brewster.

Daniel Brewster was born into a wealthy family and was "raised in comfort on a beautifully appointed farm in Maryland fox-hunting country".

Daniel Brewster's father died when he was 10 years of age.

Daniel Brewster was educated at the Gilman School in Baltimore City and at St Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire.

Daniel Brewster attended college at Princeton University and Johns Hopkins University before the US entry into World War II.

Daniel Brewster then enrolled at the University of Maryland Law School, from which he graduated with an LL.

Daniel Brewster was admitted to the bar in November 1949 and began practicing law in Towson, Maryland.

In 1942, Daniel Brewster enlisted in the United States Marine Corps.

Daniel Brewster was wounded seven times, receiving a Purple Heart and a Gold Star in lieu of a second award.

Daniel Brewster left active duty in 1946 but continued in the Reserve until 1972, reaching the rank of colonel.

Daniel Brewster served in the House of Delegates until 1958.

In 1958, Brewster was elected to the House of Representatives from the 2nd district of Maryland, defeating the Republican Party candidate, J Fife Symington Jr.

Daniel Brewster was a member of the House during the Eighty-sixth and Eighty-seventh Congresses, serving on the United States House Committee on Armed Services and on the subcommittee on Military Personnel, Manpower Utilization, and Emergency Defense Transportation.

In 1962, Daniel Brewster ran for the United States Senate seat vacated by the retiring Republican senator John Marshall Butler.

Daniel Brewster defeated Congressman Edward Tylor Miller to become the first Democrat elected to the Senate from Maryland since 1946.

Daniel Brewster was instrumental in the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

In 1978, Daniel Brewster stated that the greatest mistake he made in his public life was his support for the Vietnam War.

In 1964, Daniel Brewster ran in the Democratic presidential primaries against segregationist George Wallace.

Daniel Brewster won his state's primary but was embarrassed by Wallace's showing of 43 percent; he barely carried Baltimore County.

In 1969, Daniel Brewster was indicted on 10 criminal counts of solicitation and acceptance of bribes while a United States senator, as well as two counts of accepting illegal gratuities.

At trial, the judge dismissed five of the charges, saying that Daniel Brewster's actions were protected under the Speech or Debate Clause of the US Constitution.

Daniel Brewster sought inpatient rehabilitation multiple times, and reportedly became sober in 1973.

In 1976, Daniel Brewster married Judy Lynn Aarsand after meeting her at an alcohol treatment facility.

Daniel Brewster survived large cell lymphoma and leukemia in the 1980s.

Daniel Brewster died of liver cancer on August 19,2007, at age 83.

Daniel Brewster was the last living former US senator who left office in the 1960s.

Daniel Brewster is buried at Saint Thomas' Episcopal Church Cemetery, Owings Mills, Maryland.