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Jurist Chauncey Hoyt Browning (May 15, 1903 - June 24, 1971) was a member of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals for the final 19 years of his life. Browning was born at Chauncey, Logan County, and graduated from Logan High School in 1920. ...
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