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George L. Browning

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American judge
George L. Browning
Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia
In office
February 19, 1930 – August 26, 1947
Preceded byRichard H. L. Chichester
Succeeded byAbram P. Staples
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Orange County
In office
January 14, 1914 – January 9, 1918
Preceded byThomas K. Row
Succeeded byVirginius R. Shackelford
Personal details
BornGeorge Landon Browning
(1867-04-03)April 3, 1867
Rappahannock County, Virginia, U.S.
DiedAugust 26, 1947(1947-08-26) (aged 80)
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseEvelyn Byrd Hill
Alma materGeorgetown University
University of Virginia

George Landon Browning (April 3, 1867 – August 26, 1947) was born in Rappahannock County, Virginia. He was educated in the public schools of Rappahannock County and taught school there for several years. Later, he attended Georgetown University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Law degree. Shortly thereafter, he took post-graduate work in law at the University of Virginia. In 1899, he formed a partnership with James Hay and opened a law office at Madison Courthouse, Virginia. This partnership ended when Judge Hay was made judge of the United States Court of Claims. Judge Browning then moved his practice to Orange, Virginia, in 1909. Here he practiced in partnership with several others until he was elected to the Supreme Court of Appeals on February 19, 1930. In 1914, he had been elected to the Virginia House of Delegates from Orange County, Virginia and served there for two terms. Judge Browning was a member of the Supreme Court for seventeen years and six months until his death.

References

  1. Swem, Earl G. (1918). Register of the General Assembly of Virginia, 1776–1918. Richmond: Virginia State Library. Retrieved January 30, 2014.

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Offices and distinctions
Virginia House of Delegates
Preceded byThomas K. Row Virginia Delegate for Orange County
1914–1918
Succeeded byVirginius R. Shackelford
Legal offices
Preceded byRichard H. L. Chichester Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia
1930–1947
Succeeded byAbram P. Staples


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