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Brief
Biography of Gordon Browning |
 Gordon
Weaver Browning was an attorney, military officer, United States
Representative and two time Governor of Tennessee. He was born near
Atwood, Carroll County, Tennessee on November 22, 1889. In his early
years he attended local public schools and worked on the farm. In
1913, he graduated Valparaiso University in 1913 with a Bachelor of
Science degree. Two years later he received his degree in law from
Cumberland University Law School.
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same year he was admitted to the Tennessee State Bar and commenced
practicing law in Huntingdon, Tennessee. During the First World War,
he served as an artillery officer in the Tennessee National Guard and
served in France prior to the wars conclusion. He returned from the
war to Huntingdon to resume his law practice. In 1923, Browning was
elected as a United States Representative and would serve for five
successive terms until 1935. On his return from Congress, he launched
a campaign to run for governor. He successfully won the election of
1937 and was governor until 1939. The governor was unsuccessful in his
bid for re-nomination. During the Second World War, he was
re-appointed as an officer in the United States Army. He acted as
deputy head of the Belgium- Luxembourg mission and served in the
military government in Germany soon following the war. On his return
to Tennessee he began another campaign for governor and was once again
elected in 1949. His attempt for re-election failed in 1952 and again
in 1954. Governor Browning retired from public service following his
last campaign for the governorship and returned to practicing law and
dairy farming in Huntingdon. He died May 23, 1976 and is interred in
Oak Hill Cemetery, Huntingdon, Tennessee. |
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