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John Young Brown Jr. (December 28, 1933 – November 22, 2022) was an American politician, entrepreneur, and businessman 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. Brown married three times, the second time to former Miss America Phyllis George. Among his children are news anchor Pamela Ashley Brown and former Secretary of State of Kentucky John Young Brown III.

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  • جون براون (بالإنجليزية: John Y. Brown Jr.)‏ (و. 1933 م) هو محامي، وشخصية أعمال أمريكي، ولد في ليكسينغتون، كنتاكي، هو عضوٌ في الحزب الديمقراطي. (ar)
  • John Young Brown Jr. (* 28. Dezember 1933 in Lexington, Kentucky; † 22. November 2022 ebenda) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker (Demokratische Partei) und Unternehmer; er bekleidete von 1979 bis 1983 das Amt des Gouverneurs des Bundesstaates Kentucky. (de)
  • John Young Brown Jr. (December 28, 1933 – November 22, 2022) was an American politician, entrepreneur, and businessman 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. The son of United States Congressman John Y. Brown Sr., Brown's talent for business became evident in college, where he made a substantial amount of money selling Encyclopædia Britannica sets. After briefly practicing law with his father, he purchased Kentucky Fried Chicken from founder Harland Sanders in 1964. Brown turned the company into a worldwide success and sold his interest in the company for a huge profit in 1971. He then invested in several other restaurant ventures, but none matched the success of KFC. During the 1970s, he also owned, at various times, three professional basketball teams: the American Basketball Association's Kentucky Colonels, and the National Basketball Association's Boston Celtics and Buffalo Braves (currently the Los Angeles Clippers). Despite having previously shown little inclination toward politics, Brown surprised political observers by declaring his candidacy for governor in the 1979 election. With the state and nation facing difficult economic times, Brown promised to run the state government like a business. A strong media campaign funded by his personal fortune allowed him to win the Democratic primary and go on to defeat former Republican governor Louie B. Nunn in the general election. Because he owed few favors to established political leaders, he appointed many successful businesspeople to state posts instead of making political appointments. Following through on his campaign promise to make more diverse appointments, he named a woman and an African-American to his cabinet. During his tenure, Brown exerted less influence over the legislature than previous governors and was frequently absent from the state, leaving Lieutenant Governor Martha Layne Collins as acting governor for more than one-quarter of his term. He briefly competed for the U.S. Senate after his gubernatorial term in the 1984 election but withdrew from the race after only six weeks, citing health issues. He continued to invest in business ventures, the most high profile of which was Kenny Rogers Roasters, a wood-roasted chicken restaurant he founded with country music star Kenny Rogers. Brown married three times, the second time to former Miss America Phyllis George. Among his children are news anchor Pamela Ashley Brown and former Secretary of State of Kentucky John Young Brown III. (en)
  • ジョン・ヤング・ブラウン・ジュニア（英: John Young Brown, Jr.、1933年12月28日 - 2022年11月22日）は、アメリカ合衆国の政治家、起業家、実業家である。第55代ケンタッキー州知事を務めた。 (ja)
  • John Young Brown, Jr., född 28 december 1933 i Lexington, Kentucky, död 22 november 2022 i Lexington, Kentucky, var en amerikansk demokratisk politiker och affärsman. Han var Kentuckys guvernör 1979–1983. Brown avlade juristexamen University of Kentucky och gjorde karriär i näringslivets tjänst. Som delägare i Kentucky Fried Chicken bidrog han till att snabbmatskedjan blev ett världskänt varumärke, till och med större än McDonald’s vid tidpunkten som Brown sålde sin andel i KFC år 1971. Brown ville speciellt satsa på franchisingkedjans logotyp som föreställer grundaren Harland D. Sanders. Därefter var Brown ägare av NBA-laget Buffalo Braves som han sålde år 1978 i utbyte mot Boston Celtics. Browns tid som Celtics ägare blev kortvarig, eftersom han sålde laget redan 1979 i samband med att han ställde upp i guvernörsvalet i Kentucky. Brown efterträdde 1979 Julian Carroll som guvernör och efterträddes 1983 av Martha Layne Collins. Han kandiderade utan framgång i demokraternas primärval inför guvernörsvalet 1987. Brown var gift med Phyllis George som var Miss America 1971. (sv)
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  • جون براون (بالإنجليزية: John Y. Brown Jr.)‏ (و. 1933 م) هو محامي، وشخصية أعمال أمريكي، ولد في ليكسينغتون، كنتاكي، هو عضوٌ في الحزب الديمقراطي. (ar)
  • John Young Brown Jr. (* 28. Dezember 1933 in Lexington, Kentucky; † 22. November 2022 ebenda) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker (Demokratische Partei) und Unternehmer; er bekleidete von 1979 bis 1983 das Amt des Gouverneurs des Bundesstaates Kentucky. (de)
  • ジョン・ヤング・ブラウン・ジュニア（英: John Young Brown, Jr.、1933年12月28日 - 2022年11月22日）は、アメリカ合衆国の政治家、起業家、実業家である。第55代ケンタッキー州知事を務めた。 (ja)
  • John Young Brown Jr. (December 28, 1933 – November 22, 2022) was an American politician, entrepreneur, and businessman 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. Brown married three times, the second time to former Miss America Phyllis George. Among his children are news anchor Pamela Ashley Brown and former Secretary of State of Kentucky John Young Brown III. (en)
  • John Young Brown, Jr., född 28 december 1933 i Lexington, Kentucky, död 22 november 2022 i Lexington, Kentucky, var en amerikansk demokratisk politiker och affärsman. Han var Kentuckys guvernör 1979–1983. Brown efterträdde 1979 Julian Carroll som guvernör och efterträddes 1983 av Martha Layne Collins. Han kandiderade utan framgång i demokraternas primärval inför guvernörsvalet 1987. Brown var gift med Phyllis George som var Miss America 1971. (sv)
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  • John Y. Brown, Jr. (sv)
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