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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 restaurant chain.
Nov 25, 2022 · John Y. Brown Jr., a born salesman who became a multimillionaire by transforming Kentucky Fried Chicken into a global brand and then sold himself to voters in a six-week TV blitz to become...
Nov 23, 2022 · John Y. Brown Jr. (1933–2022), former KFC owner and Kentucky governor. By Linnea Crowther November 23, 2022. 0. John Y. Brown Jr. was a businessman and politician who built KFC...
Nov 22, 2022 · John Y. Brown Jr., the former Democratic governor of Kentucky, has died at age 88. Brown will perhaps be remembered best as a restaurant magnate who built Kentucky Fried Chicken into a...
Nov 22, 2022 · John Y. Brown Jr., the dashing multimillionaire who built Kentucky Fried Chicken into an international success, then won Kentucky’s governorship in a whirlwind campaign with his celebrity...
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Nov 22, 2022 · John Y. Brown Jr., who became Kentucky’s governor after building empires in business and sports, has died. He was 88. Brown’s family said in a release Tuesday that “every day was an...
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Nov 22, 2022 · By Bryce Shreve and Associated Press Kentucky. UPDATED 4:37 PM ET Nov. 22, 2022. KENTUCKY — Former Kentucky governor John Y. Brown died Tuesday at age 88, his family confirmed in a statement to news outlets.