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    John Y. Brown Jr.

    55th governor of Kentucky

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  1. 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.

  2. 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...

  3. Nov 23, 2022 · John Y. Brown Jr. was a businessman and politician who built KFC into a fast-food empire and went on to be elected governor of Kentucky. Died: November 21, 2022 (Who else died on November...

  4. 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...

  5. 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 wife,...

  6. Nov 22, 2022 · John Y. Brown Jr., who became Kentucky’s governor after building empires in business and sports, has died. He was 88.

  7. Nov 23, 2022 · John Y. Brown Jr., Kentuckys Democratic governor from 1979 until 1983 and a prolific investor in fast food chains, died at age 88 on Tuesday. He is known for catapulting the Kentucky Fried Chicken chain into an international brand. His passing was confirmed in a statement by his family: “Every day was an exciting adventure for him.

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