Thomas M. Browne
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Thomas McLelland Browne (April 19, 1829 – July 17, 1891) was a U.S. Representative
from Indiana
.
Born in New Paris, Ohio
, Browne moved to Indiana in January 1844.
He attended the common schools.
He moved to Winchester, Indiana
, in 1848.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1849 and commenced practice in Winchester.
Browne was elected prosecuting attorney for the thirteenth judicial circuit in 1855.
He was reelected in 1857 and 1859.
Secretary of the State senate in 1861.
He served as member of the State senate in 1863.
Assisted in organizing the Seventh Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Cavalry of the Union Army
, and went to the field with that regiment as captain of Company B, August 28, 1863.
Commissioned lieutenant colonel October 1, 1863.
He was promoted to colonel October 10, 1865, and subsequently brevetted a brigadier general to date from March 13, 1865.
Mustered out February 18, 1866.
He was appointed United States attorney for the district of Indiana in April 1869 and served until his resignation August 1, 1872.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor in 1872.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1876.
Browne was elected as a Republican
to the Forty-fifth
and to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1877-March 3, 1891).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Invalid Pensions (Forty-seventh
Congress), Committee on Revision of the Laws (Fifty-first
Congress).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1890.
He died in Winchester, Indiana
, July 17, 1891.
He was interred in Fountain Park Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
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from Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
.
Born in New Paris, Ohio
New Paris, Ohio
New Paris is a village in Preble County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,623 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :The area was in the tribal grounds of the Pottawatomi, Miami and Wyandot Indians....
, Browne moved to Indiana in January 1844.
He attended the common schools.
He moved to Winchester, Indiana
Winchester, Indiana
Winchester is a city in White River Township, Randolph County, Indiana, United States. The population was 4,935 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Randolph County...
, in 1848.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
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in 1849 and commenced practice in Winchester.
Browne was elected prosecuting attorney for the thirteenth judicial circuit in 1855.
He was reelected in 1857 and 1859.
Secretary of the State senate in 1861.
He served as member of the State senate in 1863.
Assisted in organizing the Seventh Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Cavalry of 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...
, and went to the field with that regiment as captain of Company B, August 28, 1863.
Commissioned lieutenant colonel October 1, 1863.
He was promoted to colonel October 10, 1865, and subsequently brevetted a brigadier general to date from March 13, 1865.
Mustered out February 18, 1866.
He was appointed United States attorney for the district of Indiana in April 1869 and served until his resignation August 1, 1872.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor in 1872.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1876.
Browne was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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to the Forty-fifth
45th United States Congress
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and to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1877-March 3, 1891).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Invalid Pensions (Forty-seventh
47th United States Congress
The Forty-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, 1881 to March 4, 1883, during the administration...
Congress), Committee on Revision of the Laws (Fifty-first
51st United States Congress
The Fifty-first United States Congress, referred to by some critics as the Billion Dollar 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...
Congress).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1890.
He died in Winchester, Indiana
Winchester, Indiana
Winchester is a city in White River Township, Randolph County, Indiana, United States. The population was 4,935 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Randolph County...
, July 17, 1891.
He was interred in Fountain Park Cemetery.