Andrew Downey Orrick
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Andrew Downey Orrick was the acting chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in San Francisco.
to William Horsley Orrick I. He spent his legal career with the firm now called Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
founded in 1885. He had a brother, William Horsley Orrick II. Downey graduated from Yale in 1940, where he was a member of Skull and Bones
. He served in the United States Army
during World War II
, where he was promoted to Captain. At Yale, while playing for the Yale baseball team, he hit what was considered at that time the longest home run. He attended UC Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco after the war and joined his father's law firm in 1947. He was San Francisco chairman of Citizens for Eisenhower in 1952, during Dwight Eisenhower's first run for president. In 1962 he was the Northern California chairman of Richard Nixon
's campaign for governor of California. He became regional administrator of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in San Francisco in December 1954. He was renominated to a new term in 1957, spent a brief period as acting chairman and served until 1960. He died on January 27, 2008 in San Francisco, California
.
Biography
He was born on October 18, 1917 in San Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
to William Horsley Orrick I. He spent his legal career with the firm now called Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP is an international law firm founded in San Francisco. Orrick traces its roots back to 1863, making it the oldest continuously-operating law firm in San Francisco, and the second-oldest privately-held company in San Francisco after Levi Strauss & Co....
founded in 1885. He had a brother, William Horsley Orrick II. Downey graduated from Yale in 1940, where he was a member of Skull and Bones
Skull and Bones
Skull and Bones is an undergraduate senior or secret society at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. It is a traditional peer society to Scroll and Key and Wolf's Head, as the three senior class 'landed societies' at Yale....
. He served in the United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, where he was promoted to Captain. At Yale, while playing for the Yale baseball team, he hit what was considered at that time the longest home run. He attended UC Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco after the war and joined his father's law firm in 1947. He was San Francisco chairman of Citizens for Eisenhower in 1952, during Dwight Eisenhower's first run for president. In 1962 he was the Northern California chairman of Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
's campaign for governor of California. He became regional administrator of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in San Francisco in December 1954. He was renominated to a new term in 1957, spent a brief period as acting chairman and served until 1960. He died on January 27, 2008 in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
.