- Orville Hickman Browning
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Orville Hickman Browning 9th United States Secretary of the Interior In office
September 1, 1866 – March 4, 1869Preceded by James Harlan Succeeded by Jacob Dolson Cox Personal details Born February 10, 1806
Cynthiana, Kentucky, U.S.Died August 10, 1881 (aged 75)
Quincy, Illinois, U.S.Political party Whig, Republican Spouse(s) Eliza Caldwell Browning Alma mater Augusta College Profession Politician, Lawyer Military service Service/branch Illinois Volunteers Battles/wars Black Hawk War Orville Hickman Browning (February 10, 1806 – August 10, 1881) was a Republican Senator from Illinois.
Biography
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 entered into a private law and lobbying practice in Washington, D.C., after the war, partnering with Thomas Ewing Sr. and his son, Thomas Ewing Jr.. Browning died August 10, 1881 and is buried in Woodland Cemetery, Quincy, Illinois.
In 1844, Browning successfully defended five men who had been accused of the murder of Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement.
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. ed.). Springfield, Ill.: Illinois State Historical Society.
External links
- Orville Hickman Browning at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2009-5-13
- Orville Browning at Mr. Lincoln's White House
United States Senate Preceded by
Stephen A. DouglasUnited States Senator (Class 2) from Illinois
June 26, 1861 – January 11, 1863
Served alongside: Lyman TrumbullSucceeded by
William Alexander RichardsonPolitical offices Preceded by
James HarlanUnited States Secretary of the Interior
Served under: Andrew Johnson
September 1, 1866 – March 4, 1869Succeeded by
Jacob Dolson CoxUnited States Senators from Illinois Class 2: Thomas • McLean • Baker • Robinson • McRoberts • Semple • S. Douglas • Browning • Richardson • Yates • Logan • Davis • Cullom • Lewis • McCormick • Deneen • Lewis • Slattery • Brooks • P. Douglas • Percy • Simon • Durbin
Class 3: Edwards • McLean • Kane • Ewing • Young • Breese • Shields • Trumbull • Oglesby • Logan • Farwell • Palmer • Mason • Hopkins • Lorimer • Sherman • McKinley • Glenn • Dieterich • Lucas • Dirksen • Smith • Stevenson III • Dixon • Moseley Braun • Fitzgerald • Obama • Burris • KirkUnited States Secretaries of the Interior 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 • SalazarCategories:- 1806 births
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- Joseph Smith
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