Muriel Humphrey Brown
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.
Read more about Muriel Humphrey Brown: Early Life and Education, Political Life, Second Marriage, Death
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