Guy Rollingsheim Brewer (January 27, 1904 – October 31, 1978, aged 74)[1] was an American politician who served in the New York State Assembly between 1969 and 1978.
In 1964 Kenneth Brown won a race to represent Jamaica in the State Assembly, becoming the first African-American elected government official in Queens.
He was in favor of capital punishment, was pro-choice, and advocated a policy of open admissions at the City University of New York.
[3] Late in his tenure, after he became afflicted with prostate cancer, Brewer advocated for the legalization of the controversial drug laetrile, which proponents claim to have anti-cancer properties but which mainstream medicine views as a toxic substance without health benefits.
Due in part to his efforts, a bill that would make it legal to market the substance in New York passed the state legislature,[4] but it was vetoed by Gov.