Born in Harrison county, Kentucky, on December 25, 1810, and reared on a farm where he remained until his twenty-third year enjoying the educational advantages of the neighboring schools. He left the old homestead to satisfy a desire to expand his life into more importance than was offered in the life of a farmer. He studied law and after gaining admission to the bar, he left Quincy in April 1837, coming to Burlington, where his great natural talents, his genial social qualities and integrity soon assisted in giving him a prominent position in the community. He was member of the city council, city solicitor, member of the. Territorial legislature, and state senator in 1846, 1848, 1852, and 1854. In 1867 he was appointed United States district attorney, holding the office until 1870. Mr. Browning was always an ardent democrat, bringing to the advocacy of its principles the rarest powers of oratory and persuasion, being time and again honored with positions of honor by the party. In July, 1839, he was joined in marriage with Anna Brown, of Lexington, Kentucky.

Born in Harrison county, Kentucky, on December 25, 1810, and reared on a farm where he remained until his twenty-third year enjoying the educational advantages of the neighboring schools. He left the old homestead to satisfy a desire to expand his life into more importance than was offered in the life of a farmer. He studied law and after gaining admission to the bar, he left Quincy in April 1837, coming to Burlington, where his great natural talents, his genial social qualities and integrity soon assisted in giving him a prominent position in the community. He was member of the city council, city solicitor, member of the. Territorial legislature, and state senator in 1846, 1848, 1852, and 1854. In 1867 he was appointed United States district attorney, holding the office until 1870. Mr. Browning was always an ardent democrat, bringing to the advocacy of its principles the rarest powers of oratory and persuasion, being time and again honored with positions of honor by the party. In July, 1839, he was joined in marriage with Anna Brown, of Lexington, Kentucky.

Born in Harrison county, Kentucky, on December 25, 1810, and reared on a farm where he remained until his twenty-third year enjoying the educational advantages of the neighboring schools. He left the old homestead to satisfy a desire to expand his life into more importance than was offered in the life of a farmer. He studied law and after gaining admission to the bar, he left Quincy in April 1837, coming to Burlington, where his great natural talents, his genial social qualities and integrity soon assisted in giving him a prominent position in the community. He was member of the city council, city solicitor, member of the. Territorial legislature, and state senator in 1846, 1848, 1852, and 1854. In 1867 he was appointed United States district attorney, holding the office until 1870. Mr. Browning was always an ardent democrat, bringing to the advocacy of its principles the rarest powers of oratory and persuasion, being time and again honored with positions of honor by the party. In July, 1839, he was joined in marriage with Anna Brown, of Lexington, Kentucky.

Born in Harrison County, Kentucky, on December 25, 1810, and reared on a farm where he remained until his twenty-third year enjoying the educational advantages of the neighboring schools. He left the old homestead to satisfy a desire to expand his life into more importance than was offered in the life of a farmer. He studied law and after gaining admission to the bar, he left Quincy in April 1837, coming to Burlington, where his great natural talents, his genial social qualities and integrity soon assisted in giving him a prominent position in the community. He was member of the city council, city solicitor, member of the. Territorial legislature, and state senator in 1846, 1848, 1852, and 1854. In 1867 he was appointed United States district attorney, holding the office until 1870. Mr. Browning was always an ardent democrat, bringing to the advocacy of its principles the rarest powers of oratory and persuasion, being time and again honored with positions of honor by the party. In July, 1839, he was joined in marriage with Anna Brown, of Lexington, Kentucky.

Born in Harrison County, Kentucky, on December 25, 1810, and reared on a farm where he remained until his twenty-third year enjoying the educational advantages of the neighboring schools. He left the old homestead to satisfy a desire to expand his life into more importance than was offered in the life of a farmer. He studied law and after gaining admission to the bar, he left Quincy in April 1837, coming to Burlington, where his great natural talents, his genial social qualities and integrity soon assisted in giving him a prominent position in the community. He was member of the city council, city solicitor, member of the Territorial legislature and state senator in 1846, 1848, 1852, and 1854. In 1867 he was appointed United States district attorney, holding the office until 1870. Mr. Browning was always an ardent democrat, bringing to the advocacy of its principles the rarest powers of oratory and persuasion, being time and again honored with positions of honor by the party. In July, 1839, he was joined in marriage with Anna Brown, of Lexington, Kentucky.