| Birth Day | April 21, 1905 |
| Birth Place | San Francisco, CA |
| Age | 115 YEARS OLD |
| Died On | Feb 16, 1996 (age 90) |
| Birth Sign | Taurus |
Governor of California from 1959 to 1967 who was the father of the state's Future governor Jerry Brown. His tenure as Governor was marked by a dramatic increase in water-resources development including the construction of the California Aqueduct.
He practiced law in San Francisco before running an unsuccessful campaign for the State Assembly in 1928.
He put out a proposal to abolish the death penalty in California but it failed.
His son Jerry Brown was Governor from 1975 to 1983, and after a long break was elected again in 2011.
He was on the shortlist for the democratic nominee for President, along with Lyndon B. Johnson.
