James Nathan Browning (March 13, 1850 – November 9, 1921) was a

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and lawyer. He served as Lieutenant Governor from 1899 – 1903. He had earlier served as a member of the

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(1883–89, 1891). A later Lieutenant Governor, Rick Perry, made the following comments when he was sworn in on January 19, 1999.

One hundred years and two days ago, Governor Joseph Sayers and Lieutenant Governor James Browning came to the 11-year-old Capitol building during one of the coldest winters ever recorded in Texas and took the oath of office. The Texans assembled on that day could not have imagined what the 20th century would bring or the role Texans would play in the most American of centuries.

Browning was born in Clark County,

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, and is buried in

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Political Graveyard: James Browning

List of members of Texas House of Representratives
1850 births 1921 deaths People from Clark County, Arkansas People from Cooke County, Texas People from Shackelford County, Texas People from Mobeetie, Texas Texas lawyers Democratic Party members of the Texas House of Representatives People from Clarendon, Texas Politicians from Amarillo, Texas Lieutenant Governors of Texas 19th-century American lawyers {{Texas-politician-stub