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'''Andrew Downey Orrick''' (born October 18, 1917) was the acting chairman of the [[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]] in [[San Francisco]].
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'''Andrew Downey Orrick''' (October 18, 1917 – January 27, 2008) was an American [[financier]] who was a partner with [[Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe]] and the acting chairman of the [[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]] in [[San Francisco]] in the 1950s.

==Early life and education==
He was born on October 18, 1917, in [[San Francisco, California]], to William Horsley Orrick Sr. He had a brother, [[William Horsley Orrick Jr.]] Downey graduated from [[Yale University]] in 1940, where he was a member of [[Skull and Bones]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Wedding On June 25 For Marjori Soule | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=16 May 1952 | pages=17}}</ref> At Yale, while playing for the [[Yale baseball team]], he hit the [[longest home run]]. He served during [[World War II]], then attended [[UC Hastings College of the Law]] in [[San Francisco]].

== Career ==
He then joined [[Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe]] in 1947.<ref name=obit/>

He was San Francisco chairman of [[Citizens for Eisenhower]] in 1952. In 1962 he was the Northern California chairman of [[Richard Nixon]]'s campaign for [[Governor of California]]. He became the [[San Francisco]] administrator of the [[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]] in December 1954. He was renominated to the position in 1957 and served until 1960.<ref name=obit/>

== Death ==
He died on January 27, 2008, in [[San Francisco, California]].<ref name=obit>{{cite news |author=Bob Egelko |title=S.F. lawyer Andrew Downey Orrick dies |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/02/BAFAUQO1G.DTL&type=printable |quote=A memorial service will be held this month for Andrew Downey Orrick, member of a prominent San Francisco family of lawyers and a former member of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Mr. Orrick, known as Downey, died Sunday at his San Francisco home. He was 90. |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date=February 2, 2008 |accessdate=2009-05-11 }}</ref>


==Biography==
He was born on October 18, 1917 in [[San Francisco, California]]. He spent his legal career with the firm now called [[Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe]] founded in 1885. His father, [[William Horsley Orrick]]. He had a brother, [[William Horsley Orrick II]]. Downey graduated from Yale in 1940, where he was a member of [[Skull and Bones]].<ref>{{cite news | title=WEDDING ON JUNE 25 FOR MARJORI SOULE | work=[[New York Times]] | date=16 May 1952 | accessdate=April 30, 2011 | pages=17}}</ref> He served in the [[United States Army]] during [[World War II]], where he was promoted to Captain. At Yale, while playing for Yale's 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.<ref>{{cite news |first= Bob|last= Egelko|authorlink= |coauthors= |title=S.F. lawyer Andrew Downey Orrick dies |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/02/BAFAUQO1G.DTL&type=printable |quote=A memorial service will be held this month for Andrew Downey Orrick, member of a prominent San Francisco family of lawyers and a former member of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Mr. Orrick, known as Downey, died Sunday at his San Francisco home. He was 90. |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date=February 2, 2008 |accessdate=2009-05-11 }}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 20:25, 15 July 2024

Andrew Downey Orrick
Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
In office
May 26, 1955 - July 15, 1960
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byA.J. Goodwin, Jr.
Succeeded byHarold C. Patterson
Personal details
Born(1917-10-18)October 18, 1917
San Francisco, California
DiedJanuary 27, 2008(2008-01-27) (aged 90)
San Francisco, California

Andrew Downey Orrick (October 18, 1917 – January 27, 2008) was an American financier who was a partner with Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe and the acting chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in San Francisco in the 1950s.

Early life and education

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He was born on October 18, 1917, in San Francisco, California, to William Horsley Orrick Sr. He had a brother, William Horsley Orrick Jr. Downey graduated from Yale University in 1940, where he was a member of Skull and Bones.[1] At Yale, while playing for the Yale baseball team, he hit the longest home run. He served during World War II, then attended UC Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco.

Career

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He then joined Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe in 1947.[2]

He was San Francisco chairman of Citizens for Eisenhower in 1952. In 1962 he was the Northern California chairman of Richard Nixon's campaign for Governor of California. He became the San Francisco administrator of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in December 1954. He was renominated to the position in 1957 and served until 1960.[2]

Death

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He died on January 27, 2008, in San Francisco, California.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Wedding On June 25 For Marjori Soule". The New York Times. 16 May 1952. p. 17.
  2. ^ a b c Bob Egelko (February 2, 2008). "S.F. lawyer Andrew Downey Orrick dies". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2009-05-11. A memorial service will be held this month for Andrew Downey Orrick, member of a prominent San Francisco family of lawyers and a former member of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Mr. Orrick, known as Downey, died Sunday at his San Francisco home. He was 90.
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