▁H . ▁Brow ning ▁Jr . ▁( Nov ember ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁– ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁att orney ▁and ▁politician . ▁A ▁Dem ocrat ▁from ▁West ▁Virginia , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁four ▁times ▁as ▁West ▁Virginia ▁Att orney ▁General , ▁serving ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁Brow ning ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Char l eston ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁Cha un ce y ▁H . ▁Brow ning ▁Sr . ▁and ▁Ev ely n ▁Mah one ▁Brow ning . ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁West ▁Virginia ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁He ▁attended ▁the ▁West ▁Virginia ▁University ▁College ▁of ▁Law , ▁serving ▁as ▁the ▁editor - in - ch ief ▁of ▁West ▁Virginia ▁Law ▁Review , ▁receiving ▁his ▁law ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁Following ▁gradu ation , ▁Brow ning ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁law ▁cl erk ▁to ▁Judge ▁Benjamin ▁Franklin ▁Moore ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Southern ▁District ▁of ▁West ▁Virginia . ▁He ▁engaged ▁in ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁law ▁in ▁Char l eston ▁and ▁subsequently ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁state ▁Commission er ▁of ▁Public ▁Institution s . ▁ ▁Brow ning ▁was ▁elected ▁Att orney ▁General ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁and ▁