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Chauncey Browning Sr.

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Chauncey Browning Sr.
Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
In office
August 18, 1952 – June 24, 1971
Preceded byFred L. Fox
Succeeded byJohn E. Carrigan
25th Attorney General of West Virginia
In office
February 1, 1952 – August 16, 1952
Preceded byWilliam C. Marland
Succeeded byJohn G. Fox
Personal details
Born
Chauncey Hoyt Browning

(1903-05-15)May 15, 1903
DiedJune 24, 1971(1971-06-24) (aged 68)
Political partyDemocratic
ChildrenChauncey H. Browning Jr.
OccupationJudge

Chauncey Hoyt Browning Sr. (May 15, 1903 – June 24, 1971) was Attorney General of West Virginia in 1952, and a justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia from August 18, 1952 until his death on June 24, 1971. Browning was a Democrat, from Logan County, West Virginia.[1]

He was the father of West Virginia attorney general Chauncey H. Browning Jr.[1]

He died of an apparent heart attack.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Robert Y. Spence, "Chauncey H. Browning", e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia (September 27, 2012).
  2. ^ "Chauncey dies", New Castle News (June 25, 1971), p. 3.
Legal offices
Preceded by Attorney General of West Virginia
1952
Succeeded by
John G. Fox
Preceded by Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
1952–1971
Succeeded by