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James Graham Brown

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James Graham Brown

Birth
Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana, USA
Death
30 Mar 1969 (aged 87)
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA GPS-Latitude: 38.2457828, Longitude: -85.7127134
Plot
Sec 26
Memorial ID
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Businessman, Philanthropist. He created the James Graham Brown Foundation, which has donated millions of dollars to various charitable, educational and civic organizations, including the Louisville Zoo and the Kentucky Derby Museum. He developed the now Brown Hilton Hotel in downtown Louisville, Kentucky in the 1920s where the "Hot Brown" sandwich was created. The name sake to the James Graham Brown Cancer Center in Louisville, his Foundation is still active today.
Businessman, Philanthropist. He created the James Graham Brown Foundation, which has donated millions of dollars to various charitable, educational and civic organizations, including the Louisville Zoo and the Kentucky Derby Museum. He developed the now Brown Hilton Hotel in downtown Louisville, Kentucky in the 1920s where the "Hot Brown" sandwich was created. The name sake to the James Graham Brown Cancer Center in Louisville, his Foundation is still active today.

Bio by: Mike Maloney



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