James Graham Brown

James Graham Brown (August 18, 1881 — March 20, 1969) was an American businessman and philanthropist. He was a hotel owner in Louisville, Kentucky. It was his hotel, the Brown Hotel, which first served the hot sandwich.

The name Hot Brown meaning a type of hot sandwich comes either from Brown himself, or his hotel.

Category:1881 births
Category:1969 deaths
Category:People with foods named after them
Category:Businesspeople from Kentucky
Category:Businesspeople from Indiana
Category:American philanthropists