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Branch/service. United States Army. Years of service. 1959–1965. Unit. U.S. Army Reserve. John Young Brown Jr. (December 28, 1933 – November 22, 2022) was an American politician and entrepreneur from Kentucky. He served as the 55th governor of Kentucky from 1979 to 1983, and built Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) into a multimillion-dollar ...
Kentucky Governor John Y. Brown Jr. and his wife, former Miss America and CBS sportscaster Phyllis George, eye the backstretch during the running of the 1983 Kentucky Derby. This was the governor ...
The governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky is the head of government of Kentucky, [1] and serves as commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. [2] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws; [3] the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Kentucky General Assembly; [4] the power to convene the legislature; [5] and the power to grant pardons, except in cases of treason ...
The former governor’s statehouse services began on Tuesday. See photos from the Capitol. Former Ky. Gov. John Y. Brown, Jr. remembered as body lies in state at Capitol
John Y. Brown Jr., who became Kentucky’s governor after building empires in business and sports, has died. Brown's family said in a release Tuesday that “every day was an exciting adventure ...
John Young Brown (February 1, 1900 – June 16, 1985) was an American attorney and politician. [1] He was a state representative for nearly three decades, serving one term as speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives and as majority floor leader during the term of Governor Edward T. Breathitt .
John Y. Brown, 88, served as governor of Kentucky from December 1979 to December 1983. The public will be able to pay its respects to Brown on Tuesday, Nov. 29, in Frankfort.
Louisville. Government. v. t. e. The 1983 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1983. Democratic nominee Martha Layne Collins defeated Republican nominee Jim Bunning with 54.50% of the vote, replacing outgoing governor John Y. Brown Jr., and becoming the first female governor of Kentucky.