Edmund Gerald `` Pat '' Brown , Sr. ( April 21 , 1905 -- February 16 , 1996 ) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 32nd Governor of California from 1959 to 1967 .
Edmund Gerald `` Pat '' Brown , Sr. ( April 21 , 1905 -- February 16 , 1996 ) was an American politician . Brown served as the 32nd Governor of California from 1959 to 1967 .