George H. Browne
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George Huntington Browne (January 6, 1811 – September 26, 1885) was a U.S. Representative
from Rhode Island
.
Born in Gloucester, Rhode Island, Browne attended the public schools and was graduated from Brown University
in 1840.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1843 and commenced practice in Providence, Rhode Island
.
Browne was elected a representative to the so-called "Charter" General Assembly of Rhode Island in 1842.
At the same time was elected a representative to what was termed the "Suffrage" legislature and attended the latter.
He served as member of the general assembly under the constitution 1849-1852.
He was appointed United States district attorney in 1852 and served until 1861 when he resigned.
He served as delegate to the Charleston and Baltimore Democratic National Conventions in 1860.
He served as delegate to the Peace Conference of 1861
, held in Washington, D.C.
, in an effort to devise means to prevent the impending war.
Browne was elected as a candidate of the Democratic and Constitutional Union Parties to the Thirty-seventh
Congress (March 4, 1861-March 3, 1863).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1862 to the Thirty-eighth
Congress.
He declined the appointment as Governor of the Territory of Arizona in 1861.
He entered the Union Army
as colonel of the Twelfth Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry, October 13, 1862, and served throughout the Civil War
.
He served as member of the State senate in 1872 and 1873.
Browne was elected chief justice of the supreme court of Rhode Island in May 1874 but declined the office.
He died in Providence, Rhode Island
, September 26, 1885.
He was interred in Swan Point Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
.
Born in Gloucester, Rhode Island, Browne attended the public schools and was graduated from Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
in 1840.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
in 1843 and commenced practice in Providence, Rhode Island
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...
.
Browne was elected a representative to the so-called "Charter" General Assembly of Rhode Island in 1842.
At the same time was elected a representative to what was termed the "Suffrage" legislature and attended the latter.
He served as member of the general assembly under the constitution 1849-1852.
He was appointed United States district attorney in 1852 and served until 1861 when he resigned.
He served as delegate to the Charleston and Baltimore Democratic National Conventions in 1860.
He served as delegate to the Peace Conference of 1861
Peace conference of 1861
The Peace Conference of 1861 was a meeting of more than 100 of the leading politicians of the antebellum United States held in Washington, D.C., in February 1861 that was meant to prevent what ultimately became the Civil War. The success of President Abraham Lincoln and the Republican Party in the...
, held in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, in an effort to devise means to prevent the impending war.
Browne was elected as a candidate of the Democratic and Constitutional Union Parties to the Thirty-seventh
37th United States Congress
The Thirty-seventh 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, 1861 to March 4, 1863, during the first two...
Congress (March 4, 1861-March 3, 1863).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1862 to the Thirty-eighth
38th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:Before this Congress, the 1860 United States Census and resulting reapportionment changed the size of the House to 241 members...
Congress.
He declined the appointment as Governor of the Territory of Arizona in 1861.
He entered the Union Army
Union Army
The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...
as colonel of the Twelfth Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry, October 13, 1862, and served throughout the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
.
He served as member of the State senate in 1872 and 1873.
Browne was elected chief justice of the supreme court of Rhode Island in May 1874 but declined the office.
He died in Providence, Rhode Island
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...
, September 26, 1885.
He was interred in Swan Point Cemetery.