Daniel B. Brewster | Former Md. senator, 83
Daniel B. Brewster, 83, a former U.S. senator from Maryland and decorated World War II hero who was wounded seven times, has died.
Daniel B. Brewster, 83, a former U.S. senator from Maryland and decorated World War II hero who was wounded seven times, has died.
Mr. Brewster died Sunday at his home in Owings Mills, Md., from liver cancer, his son Gerry Brewster said.
Mr. Brewster, a Democrat, was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates to represent Baltimore County in 1950 at age 26. He was elected to two terms in the U.S. House and served from 1959 to 1963.
He was elected to the Senate in 1962 and at age 39 was one of its youngest members. He served for one term, from 1963 to 1969.
He cosponsored the Civil Rights Act of 1964. He also sponsored legislation to create the Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland.
In 1969, he was indicted and found guilty of accepting an unlawful gratuity without corrupt intent.
That charge was overturned on appeal, but authorities indicated they would prosecute him again, his son said, so Mr. Brewster decided to plead no contest to accepting an unlawful gratuity without corrupt intent in 1975. He was fined $10,000. - AP