William A. Browning
American political staffer (1835–1866) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William A. Browning, also known as Colonel Browning (May 2, 1835 – March 2, 1866), was a 19th-century American political staffer. He served as a private secretary to U.S. Senator, then military governor of Tennessee, then Vice President and U.S. president, Andrew Johnson.[1] Browning is mostly remembered today for being the recipient of a note from Abraham Lincoln's assassin John Wilkes Booth.[2]
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Born | (1835-05-02)May 2, 1835 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Died | March 2, 1866(1866-03-02) (aged 30) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
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