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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. She was married to the 38th vice president of the United States, Hubert Humphrey.
Sep 21, 1998 · Muriel Humphrey Brown, who grew from a shy girl from South Dakota into a confident woman during political campaigns for her first husband, Hubert H. Humphrey, and then was named to fill his seat ...
- Teaming Up
- Becoming A Senator
- Returning to Private Life
Muriel Humphrey played an indirect part in her husband’s early political career, keeping a certain distance between her role as mother to four children and Hubert’s public life, but also assisting him as an informal advisor. She recalled their talks in the kitchen: “I’d say something while taking care of my babies and later it would be part of his ...
After a long and grueling battle with cancer, Hubert Humphrey died in January 1978, leaving his U.S. Senate seat vacant. Minnesota Gov. Rudy Perpich appointed Muriel to serve in the office until a special election in November of that year. In accepting the appointment, Muriel said, “I believe I can help complete some of the very important legislati...
Muriel decided not to seek election in 1978 for the remaining four years of her late husband’s Senate term, saying she wanted to return to Minnesota and “resume life as a private person, with ample time for my home, family and friends.” But even as she pondered that decision, Muriel said it was important to have more women serve in the Senate. At t...
Muriel Humphrey Brown died of natural causes at the age of 86 at Abbott Northwestern Memorial Hospital on September 20, 1998. In her obituary, Walter Mondale was quoted as saying about the Humphreys, "Together they helped change this country to a better, fairer, more decent society."
Sep 21, 1998 · Muriel Humphrey Brown, who grew from a shy girl from South Dakota into a confident woman during political campaigns for her first husband, Hubert H. Humphrey, and then was named to fill his seat in the Senate at his death in 1978, died Sunday at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. She was 86 and lived in Plymouth, Minn. The office of her son, Hubert Humphrey III, the Minnesota ...
Sep 21, 1998 · Brown was born Muriel Fay Buck on Feb. 20, 1912, in Huron, S.D. She met Humphrey in 1934 when he was working at his father’s drugstore and she was a bookkeeper for a utility. They married two ...
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Dec 31, 2017 · Muriel Humphrey Brown 1912-1998 Pianist, dressmaker, water-skier, devoted wife and mother, second lady and U.S. senator. Said Walter Mondale: “Half of what we credit Hubert for we should credit ...
