Browning returned to Huntingdon to practice law. He again challenged Clement for the party's nomination for governor in 1954, but was defeated by a large margin. He remained active in the Democratic Party, however, travelling frequently to attend party functions. He also operated a dairy farm and an insurance firm. He died on May 23, 1976, and was buried in Huntingdon's Oak Hill Cemetery. Family and legacy Browning married Ida Leach in 1920. They had no children. The Gordon Browning Museum in McKenzie, Tennessee (in Carroll County) preserves documents and artifacts related Browning's life and career. The museum is located in the old McKenzie post office building. Dormitories on the campuses of Tennessee Technological University and the University of Tennessee at Martin have been named in honor of Browning. The administration building on the campus of Austin Peay State University is named in Browning's honor. See also List of governors of Tennessee References External links Gordon Browning Museum Governor Gordon Browning Papers - 1st term (finding aid) – Tennessee State Library and Archives Governor Gordon Browning Papers - 2nd term (finding aid) – Tennessee State Library and Archives Gordon Browning – entry at the National Governors Association 1889 births 1976 deaths United States Army personnel of World War I United States Army personnel of World War II Democratic Party governors of Tennessee Tennessee state court judges United States Army officers Valparaiso University alumni People from Huntingdon, Tennessee Burials in Tennessee Recipients of the Legion of Merit Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee 20th-century American judges American United Methodists Military personnel from Tennessee People from Carroll County, Tennessee People from Milan, Tennessee 20th-century American politicians 20th-century Methodists