Owen Brewster

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Owen Brewster
United States Senator from Maine
In office January 3, 1941 – December 31, 1952
Preceded by	Frederick Hale
Succeeded by	Frederick G. Payne
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 3rd district
In office January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1941
Preceded by	John G. Utterback
Succeeded by	Frank Fellows
Chair of the National Governors Association
In office June 29, 1925 – July 25, 1927
Preceded by	Elbert Lee Trinkle
Succeeded by	Adam McMullen
54th Governor of Maine
In office January 7, 1925 – January 2, 1929
Preceded by	Percival P. Baxter
Succeeded by	William Tudor Gardiner
Personal details
Born	Ralph Owen Brewster (1888-02-22)February 22, 1888 Dexter, Maine, U.S.
Died	December 25, 1961(1961-12-25) (aged 73) Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	Bowdoin College (BA) Harvard University (LLB)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States National Guard
Rank	Captain
Unit	Maine 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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