Evelle J. Younger, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Evelle J. Younger

Californian Attorney General

Date of Birth: 19-Jun-1918

Place of Birth: Stamford, Nebraska, United States

Date of Death: 04-May-1989

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Evelle Jansen Younger (June 19, 1918 – May 4, 1989) was an American attorney who served as the California Attorney General from 1971 to 1979.
Prior to his career as Attorney General, he served as the district attorney in Los Angeles where he oversaw the prosecutions of both Charles Manson and Sirhan Sirhan.
In 1978, he had an unsuccessful run as the Republican Party nominee for Governor of California and retired from politics a year later. He joined the firm Buchalter, Nemer, Fields, & Younger as a senior partner in 1979 where he worked until his death a decade later.