Andrew Downey Orrick (October 18, 1917 – January 27, 2008) was an American

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who was a partner with

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe Orrick is a global law firm focusing on serving the technology & innovation, energy & infrastructure, finance, and life sciences & healthcare sectors. Founded in San Francisco, California, Orrick today has offices in over 25 worldwide markets His ...

and the acting chairman of the

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in the 1950s.

Early life and education

He was born on October 18, 1917, in

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, to William Horsley Orrick Sr. He had a brother,

William Horsley Orrick Jr. William Horsley Orrick Jr. (October 10, 1915 – August 14, 2003) was an American attorney and judge. He served as a United States district judge for United States District Court for the Northern District of California. From 1963 to 1965, he serv ...

Downey graduated from

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in 1940, where he was a member of

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. At Yale, while playing for the

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, he hit the

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. He served during

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, then attended

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Career

He then joined

in 1947. He was San Francisco chairman of Citizens for Eisenhower in 1952. In 1962 he was the Northern California chairman of

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's campaign for

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. He became the

administrator of the

in December 1954. He was renominated to the position in 1957 and served until 1960.

Death

He died on January 27, 2008, in

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Orrick, Andrew Downey 1917 births 2008 deaths Lawyers from San Francisco Military personnel from California Members of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Yale University alumni United States Army personnel of World War II University of California College of the Law, San Francisco alumni Andrew Downey Eisenhower administration personnel United States Army officers Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe people Members of Skull and Bones