Orville Hickman Browning
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| In office September 1, 1866 – March 4, 1869 |
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| Preceded by | James Harlan |
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| Succeeded by | Jacob Dolson Cox |
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| Born | February 10, 1806 Cynthiana, Kentucky, USA |
| Died | August 10, 1881 Quincy, Illinois, USA |
| Political party | Whig, Republican |
| Spouse | Eliza Caldwell Browning |
| Profession | Politician |
Orville Hickman Browning was a Republican Senator from Illinois.
Browning was born February 10, 1806 in Cynthiana, Kentucky. He was a veteran of the Black Hawk War. Browning was a Whig delegate to the anti-Nebraska convention held at Bloomington, Illinois, in May 1856. This convention laid the foundations of the Republican Party.
Browning was appointed to fill the U.S. Senate seat of Stephen A. Douglas after Douglas' untimely death. Browning's bid for re-election as Senator from Illinois failed in 1862, leaving Abraham Lincoln with no personal friends in Congress. It was rumored that Lincoln was considering appointing Browning Secretary of the Interior to replace Caleb Blood Smith, but he did not become Secretary of the Interior until the Johnson administration.
President Andrew Johnson appointed him Secretary of the Interior serving from 1866 to 1869. Browning died August 10, 1881 and is buried in Woodland Cemetery, Quincy, Illinois.
[edit] Bibliography
- Dictionary of American Biography.
- Baxter, Maurice G. (1957). Orville H. Browning, Lincoln's Friend and Critic. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.
- Pease, Theodore Calvin; and James G. Randall (eds.) (1925–1931). The Diary of Orville H. Browning, 1850–1881, 2 vols., Springfield, Ill.: Illinois State Historical Society.
[edit] External link
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Orville Browning at Mr. Lincoln's White House
| Preceded by Stephen A. Douglas |
United States Senator (Class 2) from Illinois June 26, 1861 – January 11, 1863 Served alongside: Lyman Trumbull |
Succeeded by William Alexander Richardson |
| Preceded by James Harlan |
United States Secretary of the Interior September 1, 1866 – March 4, 1869 |
Succeeded by Jacob Dolson Cox |
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| Ewing • McKennan • Stuart • McClelland • Thompson • C Smith • Usher • Harlan • Browning • Cox • Delano • Chandler • Schurz • Kirkwood • Teller • Lamar • Vilas • Noble • M Smith • Francis • Bliss • Hitchcock • Garfield • Ballinger • Fisher • Lane • Payne • Fall • Work • West • Wilbur • Ickes • Krug • Chapman • McKay • Seaton • Udall • Hickel • Morton • Hathaway • Kleppe • Andrus • Watt • Clark • Hodel • Lujan • Babbitt • Norton • Kempthorne |
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