1889 - 1976
Governor Browning was born in Carroll County. After graduating 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 Belgrum - Luxembourg Mission and in Germany. Reelected governor of Tennessee in 1948, he held office until 1953.| HM Number | HMYOU |
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| Marker Number | 4A 34 |
| Placed By | Tennessee Historical Commission |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Monday, September 15th, 2014 at 1:46am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 347295 N 3981103 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 35.96240000, -88.69343333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 35° 57.744', W 88° 41.606' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 35° 57' 44.64" N, 88° 41' 36.36" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 731 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 236 Atwood Hwy, Atwood TN 38220, US |
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