Muriel Humphrey

Muriel Humphrey
United States Senator
from Minnesota
In office
January 25, 1978 – November 7, 1978
Appointed byRudy Perpich
Preceded byHubert Humphrey
Succeeded byDavid Durenberger
Second Lady of the United States
In role
January 20, 1965 – January 20, 1969
Vice PresidentHubert Humphrey
Preceded byLady Bird Johnson
Succeeded byJudy Agnew
First Lady of Minneapolis
In office
July 2, 1945 – November 30, 1948
MayorHubert Humphrey
Preceded byLucille Kline
Succeeded byHildur Hoyer
Personal details
Born
Muriel Fay Buck

(1912-02-20)February 20, 1912
Huron, South Dakota, U.S.
DiedSeptember 20, 1998(1998-09-20) (aged 86)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
  • Hubert Humphrey
    (m. 1936; died 1978)
  • Max Brown
    (m. 1981)
Children4, including Skip
EducationHuron University

Muriel Fay Humphrey Brown (née Buck; February 20, 1912 – September 20, 1998) was an American politician who served as the second lady of the United States from 1965 to 1969, and as a U.S. Senator from Minnesota in 1978. She was married to the 38th vice president of the United States, Hubert Humphrey. Following her husband's death, she was appointed to his seat in the United States Senate, serving for most of the year 1978, thus becoming the first woman to serve as a senator from Minnesota, and the only Second Lady of the United States to hold public office. After leaving office, she remarried and took the name Muriel Humphrey Brown.