Biography.guide
Home › People › Politician › Charles Browne
Portrait of Charles Browne

Charles Browne

1875 – 1947

American politician

Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Charles Browne

Lived 1875 – 1947 (aged 71). Charles Browne was an American politician.

Charles Browne (September 28, 1875 – August 17, 1947) was a Democratic Party politician who represented from 1923–1925.

Biography Browne was born in Philadelphia on September 28, 1875. He attended private schools in Philadelphia and graduated from Princeton University in 1896. He studied medicine, and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1900, and then attended the University of Berlin in 1902 and 1903. He served as overseer of the poor in Princeton from 1912 to 1914, and was Mayor of Princeton from 1914 to 1923. Browne served as first lieutenant and captain in the Medical Corps from March 1917 to April 1919 and afterwards resumed the practice of his profession in Princeton.

Browne was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-eighth Congress, serving in office from March 4, 1923 to March 4, 1925, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1924 to the Sixty-ninth Congress.

After leaving Congress, he was a member of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities from 1925 to 1931. He served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1937 to 1939, and again in 1941 and 1942. He was an adviser in the department of politics at Princeton University. Browne died in Princeton on August 17, 1947. His remains were cremated and the ashes interred in the grounds of his home in Princeton.

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
Education
Princeton University, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Positions held
United States representative, Member of the New Jersey General Assembly, Mayor of Princeton, New Jersey
Also known as
Dr. Charles Browne, M.D.

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Charles Browne's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Charles Browne?

American politician (1875-1947)

When was Charles Browne born?

Charles Browne was born on 28 September 1875 in Philadelphia.

When did Charles Browne die?

Charles Browne died on 17 August 1947 in Princeton.

What was Charles Browne's occupation?

Charles Browne was a politician.

What nationality was Charles Browne?

Charles Browne was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Charles Browne

· Wikidata: Q1063821

· DBpedia: Charles Browne (politician)

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Charles Browne. https://biography.guide/charles-browne/

MLA: "Charles Browne." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/charles-browne/.

Chicago: "Charles Browne." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/charles-browne/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-21 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Portrait: Wikimedia Commons · author & licence

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:00 UTC