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

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 sat in the Florida House of Representatives for the 31st district, as a Democrat, 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] In March 2018, he was worth an estimated $1.1 billion.[6] In 2012, Brown and his wife Cici donated $13 million to the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Daytona Beach for the construction of the Brown Museum, which opened in early 2015.[7] In 2018, Brown and his wife donated $18 million to Stetson University[8] and pledged $15 million to improve Daytona Beach’s Riverfront Park.[9]

References
  1. "House of Representatives". University of Florida. Archived from the original on January 13, 2018.
  2. Hofmann, Mark A (July 5, 2015). "Buyer-friendly property market continues". Business Insurance. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  3. "Representative J. Hyatt Brown". Florida House of Representatives. Archived from the original on January 29, 2018. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  4. "Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County, 1845-2012" (PDF). Florida House of Representatives. 2011. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
  5. "J. Hyatt Brown Talks About Business, Florida, and Politics". Property Casualty 360. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-11-26.
  6. Peterson-Withorn, Chase (March 6, 2018). "Meet The World's 259 Newest Billionaires". Forbes. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  7. Dickinson, Joy Wallace. "Florida's past comes alive in art at Daytona museum". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  8. "Hyatt and Cici Brown gift Stetson with $18M, school's largest donation ever". Daytona Beach News Journal. April 9, 2018. Archived from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  9. "Browns pledge $15 million to improve Daytona Beach's Riverfront Park". Daytona Beach News Journal. July 18, 2018. Archived from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
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