Edward Everts Browne (February 16, 1868November 23, 1945) was an American lawyer and Republican politician from

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. He represented

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in the

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for nine terms (1913–1931).

Biography

Born in

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, Browne attended the public schools and Waupaca High School. He graduated from the

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in 1890 and from the law department of the same university in 1892. He was admitted to the bar in 1892 and commenced practice in

. He served as district attorney of Waupaca County 1898–1905. He served as delegate to the Republican State conventions in 1902, 1904, and 1906. He served as member of the board of regents of the

in 1905 and 1906. He served as member of the

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1907–1912. Browne was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-third and to the eight succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1931). He represented

. On April 5, 1917, he was one of the 50 representatives who voted against declaring war on Germany. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1930. He resumed the practice of law. He served as member of the State conservation commission 1936–1941. He died in

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, November 23, 1945. He was interred in Lakeside Cemetery,

. His father, Edward L. Browne, had been a member of the Wisconsin State Senate and his uncle,

Charles E. Browne Charles E. Browne (January 16, 1816 – October 1, 1895) was an American pioneer and territorial legislator. Born in Granville, New York, Browne lived in Troy, New York and New York City; he then taught school in Chicago, Illinois, in 1835. In 1 ...

, was a member of the legislature of the

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