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Muriel Humphrey Brown (Muriel Fay Buck) was born on 20 February, 1912 in Huron, South Dakota, U.S., is an American politician (1912–1998). Discover Muriel Humphrey Brown's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 86 years old?

Popular As Muriel Fay Buck
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Age 86 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 20 February, 1912
Birthday 20 February
Birthplace Huron, South Dakota, U.S.
Date of death 20 September, 1998
Died Place Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Nationality South Dakota

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Who Is Muriel Humphrey Brown's Husband?

Her husband is Hubert Humphrey (m. September 3, 1936-January 13, 1978) Max Brown (m. 1981)

Family
Parents Andrew E. Buck (father) Jessie Mae Pierce (mother)
Husband Hubert Humphrey (m. September 3, 1936-January 13, 1978) Max Brown (m. 1981)
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Children Hubert III · Nancy · Robert · Douglas

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1912

Muriel Fay Humphrey Brown (née Buck; February 20, 1912 – September 20, 1998) was an American politician who served as the second lady of the United States from 1965 to 1969, and as a U.S. Senator from Minnesota in 1978.

Humphrey was born Muriel Fay Buck on February 20, 1912, in Huron, South Dakota, daughter of Andrew E. Buck and his wife, the former Jessie Mae Pierce.

1934

She attended Huron College and met her future husband; Hubert Humphrey in 1934, when she was twenty-two years old and working as a bookkeeper.

1936

They married on September 3, 1936, saying, "It was love at first waltz".

After living with their daughter in South Dakota, she moved to the South to join her husband when he pursued a graduate degree at Louisiana State University, where she found work in the Department of Government as a typist.

She had four children: Hubert III, Nancy, Robert, and Douglas.

1938

She was married to the 38th vice president of the United States, Hubert Humphrey.

1950

The Humphreys built a home and moved to Waverly, a small village west of Minneapolis, in the mid-1950s and maintained it as their primary residence until Hubert Humphrey was elected vice president in the U.S. presidential election of 1964.

Muriel served as an informal adviser to her husband after he entered politics.

His first office was mayor of Minneapolis.

From there, he served three consecutive terms as senator from Minnesota.

It was during his second Senatorial campaign that Muriel began making campaign appearances alongside her husband.

1960

Hubert Humphrey ran for his party's nomination in the Presidential primaries of 1960, losing to John F. Kennedy; during this campaign, Muriel made speeches for him in Wisconsin.

1964

Humphrey remained in the senate and President Lyndon B. Johnson chose him as his vice-presidential running mate in 1964.

With Muriel often campaigning alongside her husband and being profiled favorably in US media, the ticket won the election.

1965

Hubert thereafter served as Vice President of the United States from January 1965 to January 1969.

As Second Lady of the United States, Muriel had a busy schedule of travel and involvement in various causes.

A catalogue of her papers at the Minnesota Historical Society gives a clear sense of the breadth of activities.

1966

She served as a member of the President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities from 1966 to 1969, convened many meetings of women associated with the Democratic Party, and travelled extensively.

1967

During her husband's presidential campaign in 1967 and 1968, she visited facilities for people with Down Syndrome in Long Island and was featured by the New York Times.

1968

During her husband's subsequent run for president in 1968, Muriel made a number of public appearances, garnering praise from President Johnson.

After Hubert lost the 1968 election to former Vice President Richard M. Nixon, he made a decision which would ultimately lead to Muriel's entry into politics: He chose to run for a US Senate seat from Minnesota in the 1970 elections.

1970

In 1970, she gave a speech on this topic which was reprinted in a prestigious medical journal.

1971

Hubert won the election and returned to the Senate in January 1971.

1978

Following her husband's death, she was appointed to his seat in the United States Senate, serving for most of the year 1978, thus becoming the first woman to serve as a senator from Minnesota, and the only Second Lady of the United States to hold public office.

After leaving office, she remarried and took the name Muriel Humphrey Brown.

Hubert Humphrey died of bladder cancer on January 13, 1978.

He was 66.

Muriel was nominated by the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party and subsequently appointed to the Senate vacancy by Minnesota Governor Rudy Perpich, serving from January 25, 1978, to November 7, 1978, in the 95th Congress.

She was the first spouse of a former vice president to serve in Congress as well as the first woman to represent Minnesota in the U.S. Senate, preceding the Democrats Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith.

Muriel had years of experience as a public speaker, and was an active senator.

According to Karina Karr, Humphrey was ostracised by the all-male Senate, but served on the Foreign Relations Committee and voted reliably to support the foreign policy of the Jimmy Carter administration.

According to an official Congressional biographical summary, "Muriel Humphrey pursued her own interests during her brief tenure, supporting an extension of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) ratification deadline and advocating several programs to benefit persons with mental disabilities."

Among the issues which she championed was public visibility for Down Syndrome, a topic she had become passionate about due to her granddaughter Victoria Solmonson's condition.

As a senator, she sponsored the Mental Health Advocacy Act of 1978.

After consulting with President Jimmy Carter, Muriel chose not to stand as a candidate for the 1978 United States Senate special election in Minnesota for the remaining term.

"It was the most challenging thing I've done in my whole life," she said.

Looking back at her political life, Humphrey reflected "There's something I've been wanting to say for a long time. I'm a liberal and I'm proud of it. In fact, I was probably a little more liberal than Hubert was. I just wanted to say that."

While in office, and after, she pressed for the right for women to choose to have an abortion and worked towards legislation for the rights of the mentally disabled.

1981

In 1981, Humphrey married Max Brown, a friend from childhood.