Gordon Browning 1889-1976
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N 35° 57.743 W 088° 41.603
16S E 347300 N 3981101
Marker for former Tennessee Governor Gordon Browning
Waymark Code: WM26PH
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 09/13/2007
Views: 19
Governor Browning was born in Caroll County. After graduationg from Cumberland Law School in 1915, he began practicing in Huntingdon. He commanded Battery D, 114th Field Artillery in France in World War I. In 1922 he was elected to Congress and served six terms and in 1937 he was inaugurated as governor. During World War II Colonel Browning served in Military Government in the Belguim-Luxembourg Mission and in Germany. Re-elected governor of Tennessee in 1948, he held office until 1953.
Marker Name: Gorden Browning
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number: 4A 34
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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