John Y. Brown Jr.

American businessman (KFC) and politician
Died on Tuesday November 22nd 2022


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@US105fm: KFC Magnate John Y. Brown Jr. Dead at 88: He ‘Dreamed the Impossible Dream’ - 1 year ago

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@BobbyJFinancial: “John Y. Brown, Jr made two promises: 1. Run state government like a business, and 2. Use his sales skills and busi… - 1 year ago

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@potenspuella: RT @GovAndyBeshear: Gov. Andy Beshear invites the public to pay their respects to former Kentucky Governor John Y. Brown Jr., who will lie… - 1 year ago

@Cheryldallasfan: RT @TasteOfCountry: R.I.P. to a "true Kentucky original." His life played out like a true American Dream story: - 1 year ago

@tomeblen: Gov. John Y. Brown Jr. should be remembered as rare Kentucky political reformer - 1 year ago

@politic_talks: Gov. John Y. Brown Jr. should be remembered as rare Kentucky political reformer - Lexington Herald Leader - 1 year ago

@DarthLord_95: RT @BulgarianPepsi: The guy who made KFC a name know by all, was Governor of Kentucky from 1979-1983. John Y. Brown Jr. Himself passed a w… - 1 year ago

@BulgarianPepsi: The guy who made KFC a name know by all, was Governor of Kentucky from 1979-1983. John Y. Brown Jr. Himself passed a way just this week - 1 year ago

@neildrewitt: John Brown obit: 88. A born salesman who became a multimillionaire by transforming Kentucky Fried Chicken into a gl… - 1 year ago

@NovigoNews: John Y. Brown Jr., KFC Mogul and Kentucky Governor, Dies at 88 - 1 year ago

@Reichel2Maureen: RT @PamelaBrownCNN: My Dad, John Y. Brown Jr., not only dreamed the impossible dream, he lived it until the very end. We are heartbroken by… - 1 year ago

@Amitjha66945295: RT @nytimes: John Y. Brown Jr., who became a multimillionaire by transforming KFC into a global brand and then became Kentucky’s governor,… - 1 year ago

@religiousunion: John Y. Brown Jr., KFC Mogul and Kentucky Governor, Dies at 88 - 1 year ago

@SouthFLGirl954: RT @PamelaBrownCNN: My Dad, John Y. Brown Jr., not only dreamed the impossible dream, he lived it until the very end. We are heartbroken by… - 1 year ago

@SouthFLGirl954: RT @GovAndyBeshear: Gov. Andy Beshear invites the public to pay their respects to former Kentucky Governor John Y. Brown Jr., who will lie… - 1 year ago

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@WSILNews: Former Kentucky governor John Y. Brown Jr. has died at age 88. - 1 year ago

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@123_INFO_USA: John Y. Brown Jr., KFC Mogul and Kentucky Governor, Dies at 88 Source : New York Times - 1 year ago

@1037TheGator: KFC Magnate John Y. Brown Jr. Dead at 88 - 1 year ago

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@ObitIndex: From New York Times Obituaries - John Y. Brown Jr., KFC Mogul and Kentucky Governor, Dies at 88… - 1 year ago

@concert_next: KFC Magnate John Y. Brown Jr. Dead at 88: He 'Dreamed the Impossible Dream' - 1 year ago

@CountryMusicCMR: KFC Magnate John Y. Brown Jr. Dead at 88 - 1 year ago

@Emily_Noel95: RT @TasteOfCountry: R.I.P. to a "true Kentucky original." His life played out like a true American Dream story: - 1 year ago

@TasteOfCountry: R.I.P. to a "true Kentucky original." His life played out like a true American Dream story: - 1 year ago

@Ahclem53: Though his political career was brief, after storming to victory with a former Miss America by his side, he made mi… - 1 year ago

@WitchesUSA: RT @nytimes: John Y. Brown Jr., who became a multimillionaire by transforming KFC into a global brand and then became Kentucky’s governor,… - 1 year ago

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@NewlunJen: Is this one possible reason Kentucky has been plagued by Randy and Moscow Mitch for so long now? John Y. Brown Jr… - 1 year ago

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@ElmoreGuice: RT @GovAndyBeshear: Gov. Andy Beshear invites the public to pay their respects to former Kentucky Governor John Y. Brown Jr., who will lie… - 1 year ago

@UKJAMschool: RT @PubAffairsKET: In memory of former Gov. John Y. Brown Jr., who died Tuesday at age 88, KET will air his One to One interview with Bill… - 1 year ago

@KySandy: RT @PubAffairsKET: In memory of former Gov. John Y. Brown Jr., who died Tuesday at age 88, KET will air his One to One interview with Bill… - 1 year ago

@PubAffairsKET: In memory of former Gov. John Y. Brown Jr., who died Tuesday at age 88, KET will air his One to One interview with… - 1 year ago

@politic_talks: Al Cross: In politics, John Y. Brown Jr. was a reformer who delivered | KFP - Kentucky Fried Politics - 1 year ago

@ObitIndex: From Washington Post Obituaries - John Y. Brown Jr., former Kentucky governor and KFC owner, dies at 88… - 1 year ago

@KET: In memory of former Kentucky Governor John Y. Brown Jr., KET will air his One to One interview with Bill Goodman to… - 1 year ago

@Jana_provaxmask: @PamelaBrownCNN My deepest condolences to you and your family. R.I.P. Governor John Y. Brown Jr. May his memory be a blessing. - 1 year ago

@LostInDivan: RT @washingtonpost: John Y. Brown Jr., a onetime owner of Kentucky Fried Chicken who parlayed his fast-food fortune into a dramatic rise in… - 1 year ago

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@politic_talks: Al Cross: In politics, John Y. Brown Jr. was a reformer who delivered - Courier Journal - 1 year ago

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@dkcun5215: RT @CityofOwensboro: Governor Beshear has ordered flags be lowered to half-staff on Tuesday, November 29, in honor of former Kentucky Gover… - 1 year ago

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@WOWK13News: Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear's office has released details on the public visitation to honor the memory of former… - 1 year ago

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@betmc: RT @ruralj: John Brown (which is what he called himself) was fun to cover because he was candid, challenging and personable. And he shook u… - 1 year ago

@mayorisaac: RT @courierjournal: Former Gov. John Y. Brown Jr. to lie in state next week. Here are the details - 1 year ago

@scottbrownyse2: Only one Kentucky governor has started a Trigg County High School cross country race. That was John Y. Brown Jr. in… - 1 year ago

@Jpdavi4: RT @BeauBigBlue: In pt 1 w @wildcatnews, John Y. talks about the KY Colonels, ownership, Chairman of the Board Elle Brown and his son's rea… - 1 year ago

@HesalroadDawn: RT @GovAndyBeshear: Gov. Andy Beshear invites the public to pay their respects to former Kentucky Governor John Y. Brown Jr., who will lie… - 1 year ago

@wave3news: The former governor will lie in the rotunda on November 29 from 10a.m. to 7p.m. - 1 year ago

@antiaging411: Breaking News R.I.P. John Y. Brown Jr. 88 Achievement: Kentucky governor and KFC owner We do chicken right - 1 year ago

@real_farmacist: RT @washingtonpost: John Y. Brown Jr., a onetime owner of Kentucky Fried Chicken who parlayed his fast-food fortune into a dramatic rise in… - 1 year ago

@MsAJF: Hi @Linnea_Legacy Been trying to tell folks but it’s fell on deaf ears, but John Y Brown Jr passed away on Monday t… - 1 year ago

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@edmorris1957: Former Kentucky Gov. John Y. Brown, Jr. dies at 88 - 1 year ago

@mariapcalavia: RT @PamelaBrownCNN: My Dad, John Y. Brown Jr., not only dreamed the impossible dream, he lived it until the very end. We are heartbroken by… - 1 year ago

@SandyJLMurdock: RT @washingtonpost: John Y. Brown Jr., a onetime owner of Kentucky Fried Chicken who parlayed his fast-food fortune into a dramatic rise in… - 1 year ago

@MarkGib92933544: RT @GovAndyBeshear: Gov. Andy Beshear invites the public to pay their respects to former Kentucky Governor John Y. Brown Jr., who will lie… - 1 year ago

@Terryg1979: RT @washingtonpost: John Y. Brown Jr., a onetime owner of Kentucky Fried Chicken who parlayed his fast-food fortune into a dramatic rise in… - 1 year ago

@PamelaBrownCNN: RT @GovAndyBeshear: Gov. Andy Beshear invites the public to pay their respects to former Kentucky Governor John Y. Brown Jr., who will lie… - 1 year ago

@KenwickCat: RT @ruralj: John Brown (which is what he called himself) was fun to cover because he was candid, challenging and personable. And he shook u… - 1 year ago

@MarylouEmerine: RT @ruralj: John Brown (which is what he called himself) was fun to cover because he was candid, challenging and personable. And he shook u… - 1 year ago

@d_yetter: RT @KyTonightKET: In memory of former Gov. John Y. Brown Jr., who died yesterday at age 88, KET will air his Conversations with Champions i… - 1 year ago

@BobbyJFinancial: John Y. Brown, Jr., was a true Kentucky Horatio Alger story. His negotiations with Colonel Sanders to buy KFC were… - 1 year ago

@UKJAMschool: RT @KyTonightKET: In memory of former Gov. John Y. Brown Jr., who died yesterday at age 88, KET will air his Conversations with Champions i… - 1 year ago

@TomCaudillHL: RT @_AustinHorn: Have learned a lot about John Y Brown Jr.'s gov and KFC tenure in the past 24 hours. But I was most struck by these stor… - 1 year ago

@CheerUpYall: RT @KyTonightKET: In memory of former Gov. John Y. Brown Jr., who died yesterday at age 88, KET will air his Conversations with Champions i… - 1 year ago

@509ShawnG: John Y. Brown Jr., Former Kentucky Governor and KFC Owner, Dies at 88 - 1 year ago

@BerrymanJL: John Y. Brown Jr., one of the best Governors this state has ever had, died yesterday at UK’s Chandler Medical Cente… - 1 year ago

@KyTonightKET: In memory of former Gov. John Y. Brown Jr., who died yesterday at age 88, KET will air his Conversations with Champ… - 1 year ago

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@HellsbellesKy: RT @joesonka: John Y. Brown Jr., the dashing KFC millionaire who became Kentucky governor, has died. Here’s his obituary from ⁦@adwolfson:⁩… - 1 year ago

@HellsbellesKy: RT @wildcatnews: 4 years ago, Gov. John Y. Brown, Jr. spent an afternoon at his Lexington home to share his memories from his life and UK s… - 1 year ago

@HellsbellesKy: RT @wildcatnews: I wish some news organizations around Lexington and state would just “Google” the name of the Kentucky governor who once r… - 1 year ago

@bythesea66: RT @_AustinHorn: Have learned a lot about John Y Brown Jr.'s gov and KFC tenure in the past 24 hours. But I was most struck by these stor… - 1 year ago

@KhyatiJ45761669: RT @THR: John Y. Brown Jr., Former Kentucky Governor and KFC Owner, Dies at 88 - 1 year ago

@BGPolitics: RT @_AustinHorn: Have learned a lot about John Y Brown Jr.'s gov and KFC tenure in the past 24 hours. But I was most struck by these stor… - 1 year ago

@BostonGlobe: John Y. Brown Jr., former owner of the Boston Celtics and governor of Kentucky, who turned a string of small-town r… - 1 year ago

@jensmithLEX18: RT @LEX18News: Brown's visitation will take place Tuesday, November 29, at the Kentucky Capitol rotunda where Brown will lie in state. His… - 1 year ago

@KirtJacobs: Sadly, our 94th guest, frmr. KY. Gov. John Y. Brown Jr. – (1979-83), @kfc entrepreneur & owner of pro-basketball te… - 1 year ago

@statejournal: The death of former Gov. John Y. Brown Jr., who served from 1979-1983, was announced by the current governor Tuesda… - 1 year ago

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@ArekAlb: RT @KtoUmarl: John Y. Brown Jr (88) - amerykański polityk i biznesmen, gubernator stanu Kentucky w latach 1979-1983. W 1964 r. kupił firmę… - 1 year ago

@FBIHEADQUARTER: US President Fifè-arenas fall Tech AMZ purchases ticket sells sports, bets wins/losses games concerts tv ads, KFC l… - 1 year ago

@ChadHedrickWKYT: Funeral arrangements have been announced for former Kentucky governor and businessman John Y. Brown, Jr. Brown pas… - 1 year ago

@UKJAMschool: RT @PubAffairsKET: In memory of the late John Y. Brown Jr., KET will air his Conversations with Champions interview tonight at 10. The prog… - 1 year ago

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