Daniel Baugh Brewster Jr. (November 23, 1923 – August 19, 2007) was an American attorney and politician from the state of Maryland.

After his Senate career, and following a lengthy court battle, Brewster pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of accepting an illegal gratuity.

Daniel Baugh Brewster, Jr. was born on November 23, 1923, in Baltimore County, Maryland, in the Green Spring Valley Region.

[1][2] Brewster was born into a wealthy family and was "raised in comfort on a beautifully appointed farm in Maryland fox-hunting country".

[3] In 1958, Brewster was elected to the House of Representatives from the 2nd district of Maryland, defeating the Republican Party candidate, J. Fife Symington Jr.

However, "his complicated personal life, his support of the Vietnam War and his increasingly serious problems with alcohol took their toll", and he was defeated by Republican Charles Mathias.

[7] In 1978, Brewster stated that the greatest mistake he made in his public life was his support for the Vietnam War.

Brewster won his state's primary but was embarrassed by Wallace's showing of 43 percent; he barely carried Baltimore County.

[17] At trial, the judge dismissed five of the charges, saying that Brewster's actions were protected under the Speech or Debate Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

Brewster stood trial and was found "not guilty" of the bribery charges but was convicted of accepting an unlawful gratuity "without corrupt intent."

However, in August 1974,[16] his conviction was overturned on appeal due to the trial judge's improper instructions to the jury.

[8] In 1975, he pleaded no contest to a single misdemeanor charge of accepting an illegal gratuity "without corrupt intent" and was fined and allowed to keep his law license.

[3] Several individuals who served on Brewster's Senate staff in the 1960s later became politically prominent, including Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer.

Senator Daniel B. Brewster, was published by Loyola University Maryland's Apprentice House Press.