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| In office January 25, 1978–November 7, 1978 |
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| Preceded by | Hubert Humphrey |
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| Succeeded by | David Durenberger |
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| Born | February 20, 1912 Huron, South Dakota |
| Died | September 20, 1998 (aged 86) Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | (1) Hubert Humphrey (1936–1978) (until his death) (2) Max Brown (1979–1998) (until her own death) |
Muriel Fay Buck Humphrey Brown (February 20, 1912–September 20, 1998) was the wife of Vice President Hubert Humphrey. These are tables of congressional delegations from Minnesota to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr ( May 27, 1911 &ndash January 13, 1978) was the thirty-eighth Vice President of the United States, serving David Ferdinand Durenberger (born August 19, 1934) is an American politician and a former Republican member of the U Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Huron is a city in Beadle County, South Dakota, United States. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr ( May 27, 1911 &ndash January 13, 1978) was the thirty-eighth Vice President of the United States, serving Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr ( May 27, 1911 &ndash January 13, 1978) was the thirty-eighth Vice President of the United States, serving Following her husband's death, she was appointed to his seat in the United States Senate. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives She later remarried and took the name Muriel Humphrey Brown.
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Early life and education
Humphrey was born Muriel Fay Buck in Huron, South Dakota, daughter of Andrew E. Huron is a city in Beadle County, South Dakota, United States. Buck and his wife, the former Jessie Mae Pierce. She attended Huron College and met Humphrey in 1934, when she was working as a bookkeeper. They married on 3 September 1936, saying, "It was love at first waltz". Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [1] They had four children: Hubert III, Nancy, Robert, and Douglas. Hubert Horatio "Skip" Humphrey III (born 26 June 1942) is an American Politician and member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Political life
Humphrey was appointed as a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party by the governor of Minnesota to the Senate vacancy caused by the death of her husband, and served from January 25, 1978 to November 7, 1978 in the 95th Congress. The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL is a major Political party in the US state of Minnesota. The Governor of Minnesota is the chief executive of the US state of Minnesota, leading the state's Executive branch. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The Ninety-fifth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government composed of the United States Senate and the 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. She was not a candidate for the special election for the remaining term. "It was the most challenging thing I've done in my whole life," she said. Twenty-eight years later, Amy Klobuchar, a fellow DFLer, would become the first woman to be elected to the United States Senate from Minnesota. Amy Jean Klobuchar (pronounced "KLOH-buh-shar" IPA /'kloʊ
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. [2]
Second marriage
In 1979, Humphrey married Max Brown, a friend from childhood. "I don't live a life of politics any more," she said after her second marriage. "Max and I have so much fun. We have a wonderful companionship that Hubert and I didn't have, couldn't have. We were so busy and it was so official almost all the time. "[3]
Death
When Humphrey died, she was survived by her husband of 19 years and her children, who were at her side when she died at the age of 86. She is interred in Lakewood Cemetery [4] in Minneapolis, Minnesota, next to her first husband, Hubert H. Lakewood Cemetery is a large private Non-sectarian Cemetery located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Humphrey.
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| Preceded by Lady Bird Johnson |
Wife of the Vice President of the United States 1965–1969 |
Succeeded by Judy Agnew |
| United States Senate | ||
| Preceded by Hubert Humphrey |
United States Senator (Class 1) from Minnesota January 25, 1978–November 7, 1978 Served alongside: Wendell Anderson |
Succeeded by David Durenberger |
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