Muriel Humphrey Brown

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Muriel Fay Buck Humphrey Brown (February 20 1912 – September 20 1998) was the widow of former Vice President Hubert Humphrey. Following her husband’s death she was appointed to his seat in the United States Senate thus being the first wife of a Vice President to hold public office. She later remarried and took the name Muriel Humphrey Brown.

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active years end date

1969-01-20, 1978-11-07

active years start date

1965-01-20, 1978-01-25

alma mater

Huron University College

appointer

Rudy Perpich

birth date

1912-02-20

birth place

Huron South Dakota

child

Skip Humphrey

death date

1998-09-20

death place

Minneapolis

office

Second Lady of the United States

party

Democratic Party (United States)

spouse

Hubert Humphrey