John Brown | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's at-large district | |
In office March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives 56th district | |
In office 1966–1968 | |
Preceded by | John W. Morgan, Jr. |
Succeeded by | Robert P. Wooley |
In office 1962–1964 | |
Preceded by | Ted R. Osborne |
Succeeded by | District abolished |
Constituency | 49th district |
In office 1954–1956 | |
Preceded by | Bart N. Peak |
Succeeded by | John B. Breckinridge |
Constituency | 49th district |
In office 1946–1948 | |
Preceded by | Charles B. Gentry |
Succeeded by | Chas. J. Bronston |
Constituency | 49th district |
In office 1930–1933 | |
Preceded by | Jesse O. Creech |
Succeeded by | Robert E. Beatty |
Constituency | 76th district (1930-1932) 75th district (1932-1933) |
Personal details | |
Born | John Young Brown February 1, 1900 Union County, Kentucky, U.S. |
Died | June 16, 1985 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | (aged 85)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Dorothy Inman
(m. 1929; div. 1973) |
Children | 5, including John |
Relatives | John Y. Brown III (grandson) Pamela Brown (granddaughter) |
Education | Centre College (BA) University of Kentucky (LLB) |
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. He was elected to one term in the U.S. House of Representatives from March 4, 1933, to January 3, 1935, to an at-large seat elected statewide on a general ticket. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Kentucky in 1939 and the unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate in 1946 and 1966. He was a member of the Democratic Party.[2]
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page).John Young Brown, a Representative from Kentucky; born on a farm near Geigers Lake, Union County, Ky., February 1, 1900; attended the county schools and the high school at Sturgis, Ky.; Centre College, Danville, Ky., A.B., 1921, and from the law department of the University of Kentucky at Lexington, LL.B., 1926 ...