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Dr. Browne Keynote Speaker at USVI MLK March (2018).
Edward L. Browne was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate.
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Biography
Browne was born on June 27, 1830 in Granville, New York. Charles E. Browne, his brother, was a member of the legislature of the Wisconsin Territory. He married Mary Ann Parish on March 4, 1856. They would have five children, including Edward E. Browne, who would become a member of the Senate before representing Wisconsin's 8th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. Browne died on September 18, 1925 in Waupaca, Wisconsin.
Career
Browne was a member of the Senate twice. First, from 1861 to 1862 and second, from 1867 to 1868. In 1862, he was a candidate for the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 5th congressional district, losing to Ezra Wheeler. Additionally, he was a member of the Credentials Committee of the 1868 Republican National Convention.