William J. Browning, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetWilliam J. Browning
American politician
Date of Birth: 11-Apr-1850
Place of Birth: Mauricetown, New Jersey, United States
Date of Death: 24-Mar-1920
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About William J. Browning
- William John Browning (April 11, 1850 – March 24, 1920) was an American Republican party politician who represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district as a U.S.
- Representative from 1911, until his death in 1920. Born in Camden, New Jersey, Browning attended the Friends' School.
- At an early age engaged in the wholesale dry goods business in Camden.
- He served as member of the Camden Board of Education and of the city council.
- He was appointed postmaster of Camden on June 18, 1889, and served until June 1, 1894, when his successor was appointed.
- He was Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the United States 1895–1911. Browning was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-second Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Henry C.
- Loudenslager.
- He was reelected to the Sixty-third and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from November 7, 1911, until his death in the Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., March 24, 1920.
- He was interred in Harleigh Cemetery, Camden, New Jersey.
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