1 9 8 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Att orney ▁General ▁to ▁serve ▁four ▁terms ▁in ▁West ▁Virginia ' s ▁history . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁only ▁West ▁Virginia ▁Att orney ▁General ▁to ▁have ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁of ▁Att or ne ys ▁General . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁ten ure , ▁Brow ning ▁established ▁the ▁Cons umer ▁Prote ction ▁Division ▁and ▁review ed ▁and ▁re vised ▁environmental ▁and ▁natural ▁resources ▁laws , ▁rules ▁and ▁reg ulations . ▁Also ▁during ▁his ▁ten ure , ▁West ▁Virginia ▁su ed ▁the ▁Pitt ston ▁Co al ▁Company ▁for ▁$ 1 0 0 ▁million ▁in ▁dam ages ▁for ▁the ▁February ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁Buff alo ▁Creek ▁Flo od . ▁Governor ▁Arch ▁A . ▁Moore ▁Jr . ▁later ▁settled ▁the ▁suit ▁for ▁$ 1 ▁million . ▁ ▁Brow ning ▁did ▁not ▁seek ▁re - e lection ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁but ▁rather ▁ran ▁for ▁governor ▁and ▁lost ▁a ▁hot ly ▁cont ested ▁three - way ▁primary ▁and ▁left ▁office ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁his ▁private ▁practice ▁and ▁retired ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁Brow ning ▁died ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁at ▁Char l eston ▁Area ▁Medical ▁Center ▁at ▁ 7 5 . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Ob itu ary ▁from ▁The ▁Log an ▁B anner ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 0 ▁death s