John Y. Brown, Jr.

John Y. Brown Jr. (born December 28, 1933), U.S. Democratic Party politician and businessman, He served as Governor of Kentucky from 1980 to 1984. He was born in Lexington, Kentucky and graduated from the University of Kentucky, where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta, earning both an undergraduate degree and a law degree. From 1959 to 1965, he served in the United States Army Reserve. Shortly after completing his term as Governor, he made an aborted bid for the United States Senate seat held by Walter Huddleston. In 1987, he ran unsuccessfully for a second term as Governor, losing to Wallace G. Wilkinson.

Family

Brown has been married and divorced three times. From 1960 to 1977, he was married to the former Eleanor Bennett Durall, and has two children from that marriage, including John Y. Brown, III., who served as Kentucky Secretary of State from 1996 to 2004. He was married to former Miss America and former CBS sportscaster Phyllis George from 1979 to 1998, and has two children from that marriage. From 1998 to 2003, he was married to Jill Louise Brown, 27 years his junior. His father, John Y. Brown, Sr. was a member of the U.S. Congress from Kentucky and a member of the Kentucky state legislature for nearly three decades, including a term as Speaker of the House.

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1960 - 1977 - John Y. Brown, III. - 1996 - 2004 - Miss America - CBS - Sportscaster - Phyllis George - 1979 - 1998 - 2003 - John Y. Brown, Sr.

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