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 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. (From Wikipedia) More about Owen Brewster:
Associated authors:
- Hickenlooper, Bourke B. (Bourke Blakemore), 1896-1971
- Smith, H. Alexander (Howard Alexander), 1880-1966
- Flanders, Ralph E. (Ralph Edward), 1880-1970
- Cain, Harry P. (Harry Pulliam), 1906-1979
- Knowland, William F. (William Fife), 1908-1974
- Wiley, Alexander, 1884-1967
| | Books by Owen Brewster: Brewster, Owen, 1888-1961: Individual Views of Certain Members of the Joint Committee on Armed Services and Foreign Relations of the United States Senate, Relating to Hearings Held on the Dismissal of General MacArthur and the Military Situation in the Far East, May 3-June 27, 1951 (Washington: GPO, 1951), also by Styles Bridges, Alexander Wiley, H. Alexander Smith, Bourke B. Hickenlooper, William F. Knowland, Harry P. Cain, and Ralph E. Flanders (page images at HathiTrust)
Additional books by Owen Brewster in the extended shelves: Brewster, Owen, 1888-1961: Dedicatory address of Hon. Ralph O. Brewster at the unveiling of the memorial to Hannibal Hamlin, Bangor, Maine. (s.n.], 1927) (page images at HathiTrust) Brewster, Owen, 1888-1961: Investigation of the Pearl Harbor attack. Report of the Joint Committee on the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor attack, Congress of the United States, pursuant of S. Con. Res. 27, 79th Congress, a concurrent resolution to investigate the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and events and circumstances relating thereto, and additional views of Mr. Keefe, together with Minority views of Mr. Ferguson and Mr. Brewster ... (U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1946), also by United States. Congress. Joint Committee on the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack, Homer Ferguson, and Alben William Barkley (page images at HathiTrust) Brewster, Owen, 1888-1961: National aviation policy. Report pursuant to Public law 287, 80th Cong. ... (U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1948), also by United States. Congress. Aviation Policy Board (page images at HathiTrust) Brewster, Owen, 1888-1961: Pearl Harbor attack (U.S. G.P.O., 1946), also by United States. Congress. Joint Committee on the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack and Homer Ferguson (page images at HathiTrust)
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