Jump to content

John Young Brown III

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Young Brown III
82nd Secretary of State of Kentucky
In office
January 1, 1996 – January 4, 2004[1]
GovernorPaul Patton
Ernie Fletcher[1]
Preceded byBob Babbage[2]
Succeeded byTrey Grayson[3]
Personal details
Born (1963-06-02) June 2, 1963 (age 61)[1]
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.[1]
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseRebecca Jackson[1]
Children2[1]
Parent(s)John Y. Brown Jr.
Eleanor Durall
RelativesJohn Y. Brown Sr. (grandfather)
Pamela Brown (half-sister)
Residence(s)Louisville, Kentucky[1]
EducationBellarmine University (BA, MBA)
University of Kentucky (JD)
ProfessionLawyer
Politician

John Young Brown III (born June 2, 1963)[1] is an American politician from the Commonwealth of Kentucky.[4] Brown served as Secretary of State of Kentucky from 1996 to 2004.[1] In 2007, Brown ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky as the running mate of gubernatorial candidate Jody Richards, the Speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives.

Biography

[edit]

Brown was born in Louisville, Kentucky.[1] He is the son of John Y. Brown Jr.,[1] a former Governor of Kentucky and KFC magnate, and he is the grandson of former state legislator and United States Congressman John Y. Brown Sr. Brown is also the half-brother of television reporter Pamela Brown.

Brown graduated from Kentucky's public school system. He received a B.A. degree (magna cum laude) and an M.B.A. from Bellarmine College. He earned his J.D. degree from the University of Kentucky College of Law.[1]

In 1991, he married Rebecca J. Brown, an Oldham County native. They have a son and a daughter.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "John Y. Brown III official biography". Kentucky.gov. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
  2. ^ "Secretaries of State". Archived from the original on 2010-11-04. Retrieved 2011-05-11.
  3. ^ "Secretaries of State". Archived from the original on 2010-12-01. Retrieved 2011-05-11.
  4. ^ "Brown Family of KY". PoliticalGraveyard.com. Archived from the original on 2010-02-03.
Party political offices
Preceded by Democratic nominee for Secretary of State of Kentucky
1995, 1999
Succeeded by
Russ Maple
Political offices
Preceded by Kentucky Secretary of State
1996–2004
Succeeded by