Charles Browne
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Charles Browne was an American
Democratic Party
politician who represented from 1923–1925.
in 1896. He studied medicine, and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania
at Philadelphia in 1900, and then attended the University of Berlin in 1902 and 1903. He served as overseer of the poor in Princeton from 1912–1914, and was Mayor of Princeton from 1914 to 1923. Browne served as first lieutenant and captain in the Medical Corps
from March 1917 to April 1919 and afterwards resumed the practice of his profession in Princeton.
Browne was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-eighth Congress
, serving in office from March 4, 1923 to March 3, 1925, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1924 to the Sixty-ninth Congress
.
After leaving Congress, he was a member of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
from 1925 to 1931. He served in the New Jersey General Assembly
from 1937 to 1939, and again in 1941 and 1942. He was an adviser in the department of politics at Princeton University. Browne died in Princeton on August 17, 1947. His remains were cremated and the ashes interred in the grounds of his home in Princeton.
United States
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Democratic Party
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
politician who represented from 1923–1925.
Biography
Browne was born in Philadelphia on September 28, 1875. He attended private schools in Philadelphia and graduated from Princeton UniversityPrinceton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
in 1896. He studied medicine, and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
at Philadelphia in 1900, and then attended the University of Berlin in 1902 and 1903. He served as overseer of the poor in Princeton from 1912–1914, and was Mayor of Princeton from 1914 to 1923. Browne served as first lieutenant and captain in the Medical Corps
Medical Corps (United States Army)
The Medical Corps of the U.S. Army is a staff corps of the U.S. Army Medical Department consisting of commissioned medical officers – physicians with either an MD or a DO degree, at least one year of post-graduate clinical training, and a state medical license.The MC traces its earliest origins...
from March 1917 to April 1919 and afterwards resumed the practice of his profession in Princeton.
Browne was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-eighth Congress
68th United States Congress
The Sixty-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1923 to March 4, 1925, during the last months of...
, serving in office from March 4, 1923 to March 3, 1925, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1924 to the Sixty-ninth Congress
69th United States Congress
The Sixty-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1925 to March 4, 1927, during the third and fourth...
.
After leaving Congress, he was a member of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities is a regulatory authority in New Jersey charged with the responsibility of seeing that "safe, adequate, and proper utility services are provided at reasonable rates for customers in New Jersey." The NJBPU regulates natural gas, electricity, water,...
from 1925 to 1931. He served in the New Jersey General Assembly
New Jersey General Assembly
The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature.Since the election of 1967 , the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts for a term of two years, each representing districts with average...
from 1937 to 1939, and again in 1941 and 1942. He was an adviser in the department of politics at Princeton University. Browne died in Princeton on August 17, 1947. His remains were cremated and the ashes interred in the grounds of his home in Princeton.
External links
- Charles Browne at Political Graveyard