J. Hyatt Brown

J. Hyatt Brown (born July 12, 1937) is an American billionaire businessman and politician in the state of Florida.

J. Hyatt Brown
Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
In office
1978–1980
Preceded byDonald L. Tucker
Succeeded byRalph Haben
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 31st district
In office
November 7, 1972 – November 4, 1980
Preceded byWilliam C. Andrews[1]
Succeeded byT. K. Wetherell
Personal details
Born (1937-07-12) July 12, 1937
Orlando, Florida
Political partyDemocratic
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Florida
Occupationinsurance agent
Net worth1.1 billion (March 2018)

Brown was born in Orlando and grew up in Daytona Beach.[2] He attended the University of Florida and works in the insurance industry.[3]

Brown served in the Florida House of Representatives for the 31st district, as a Democrat, serving from 1972 to 1980. From 1978 to 1980, he was Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives.[4]

In 2009, Brown retired as CEO of his insurance agency, Brown & Brown.[5] As of March 2018, he is worth an estimated $1.1 billion.[6] In 2012, Brown and his wife Cici donated $13 million to Museum of Arts and Sciences (Daytona Beach) for construction of the Brown Museum, which opened in early 2015.[7] In 2018, Brown and his wife donated $18 million to Stetson University.[8] The same year, the Browns pledged $15 million to improve Daytona Beach’s Riverfront Park.[9]

References
  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20180113095046/http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/fefdl/florida/House19672001.html
  2. "Buyer-friendly property market continues - Business Insurance".
  3. "Florida House of Representatives - J. Hyatt Brown - 2016 - 2018 ( Speaker Corcoran )". www.myfloridahouse.gov.
  4. Ward, Robert L. / Florida House of Representatives (2011). "Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County, 1845-2012" (PDF). Retrieved December 11, 2011.
  5. "J. Hyatt Brown Talks About Business, Florida, and Politics". www.propertycasualty360.com.
  6. Peterson-Withorn, Chase. "Meet The World's 259 Newest Billionaires". forbes.com. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  7. Dickinson, Joy Wallace. "Florida's past comes alive in art at Daytona museum". OrlandoSentinel.com. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  8. "Hyatt and Cici Brown gift Stetson with $18M, school's largest donation ever". Daytona Beach News Journal. April 9, 2018.
  9. "Browns pledge $15 million to improve Daytona Beach's Riverfront Park". Daytona Beach News Journal. July 18, 2018.
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