Muriel Fay (Buck) Brown (1912 - 1998)

Born 20 Feb 1912 in Huron, Beadle, South Dakota, United States

Ancestors

Died 20 Sep 1998 at age 86 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States

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Preceded by Hubert Humphrey

Muriel Humphrey US Senator (Class 1) from Minnesota 1978

Succeeded by David Durenberger

Biography

Muriel (Buck) Brown is Notable.

Muriel Fay Buck was born on 20 February 1912, in Huron, South Dakota, to Andrew and Jessie May Buck. Her father supported the family as a produce middleman, buying and selling such staples as cream, eggs, and poultry. Muriel Buck was raised in a Presbyterian home and was educated in public schools. From 1931 to 1932, she attended classes at Huron College. It was at that time that she met a young man tending counter at his father’s pharmacy, Hubert Horatio Humphrey.^[1]

Birth

Date: 20 February 1912

Place: Huron, South Dakota

Marriage

Spouse: Hubert H. Humphrey

Date: 3 September 1936

Place: Huron, Beadle Co., SD,

Children:

1. Nancy Faye Humphrey married to Conrad Bruce Solomonson

Children:

Victoria Lynn Solomonson

Jill Aileen Solomonson

Amy Fay Solomonson

Cynthia Beth Solomonson

2. M Hubert Horatio Humphrey married to Nancy Lee Jeffery

Children:

Florence Christine Humphrey

Pamela Katherine Humphrey

Hubert Horatio Humphrey

3. Robert Andrew Humphrey married to Donna Rhea Erickson

Children:

Benjamin Thomas Humphrey

4. Robert Andrew Humphrey married to Cheryl Renee Rogers

Children:

Christopher Rogers Humphrey

Jordan Robert Humphrey

5. Douglas Sannes Humphrey married to Jan Irene Thompson

Children:

Andrea Caneel Humphrey

Heather Harriet Humphrey

Spouse: Max brown

Date: 1981

Place:

Children: None

Political Career

In 1977, Hubert Humphrey was diagnosed with terminal cancer and passed away in January 1978. Minnesota Governor Rudy Perpich appointed Muriel Humphrey less than two weeks later, on 25 January 1978, to serve in her husband’s Senate seat until a special election could be held later that fall to fill the remaining four years of his term. Widespread public sentiment supported Muriel Humphrey’s appointment. It was both testament to the Humphreys’ partnership and a reflection of Minnesotans’ belief that she would know how best to try to bring her husband’s programs to fruition.

Death

Date: 20 September 1998

Place: Minneapolis

After completing her Senate service, Humphrey retired to Excelsior, Minnesota. In 1979, she married an old family friend and widower whom she had known since her high school days, Max Brown. The couple settled in Plymouth, Minnesota, where Humphrey–Brown spent time with her family and largely away from the political spotlight. In 1998, during Hubert Humphrey III’s campaign for governor of Minnesota, she appeared on the campaign trail with him. That fall, Muriel Buck Humphrey–Brown passed away in Minneapolis on 20 September 1998.^[2]

Burial:

Lakewood Cemetery ^[3]

Minneapolis.Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA

Plot: Section 51, Lot A, Grave # 2

Sources

1. ↑ Carl Solberg, Hubert Humphrey: A Biography (New York: Norton, 1984): 52.
2. ↑ History, Art, Archives accessed 30 Nov 2014
3. ↑ FIndAGrave: Muriel Buck Humphrey: Memorial #: 5493 Maintained by: Find A Grave. Record added: May 20, 1999 Last accessed July 27, 2016.

See also:

• Muriel Humphrey Brown on Wikipedia
• Biographical Directory of the United States Congress