Robert Dillon Browne

Robert Dillon Browne (1811 – 1 July 1850)[1] was an Irish Repeal Association politician.

Robert Dillon Browne
Member of Parliament
for Mayo
In office
6 May 1836  1 July 1850
Serving with William Brabazon (18361840)
Mark Blake (18401846)
Joseph Myles McDonnell (18461847)
George Henry Moore (1847–1850)
Preceded byWilliam Brabazon
Dominick Browne
Succeeded byGeorge Henry Moore
George Gore Ousley Higgins
Personal details
Born1811
Died1 July 1850(1850-07-01) (aged 38–39)
NationalityIrish
Political partyRepeal Association

Browne was born in County Mayo and educated at Trinity College, Dublin.[2] Browne was elected Repeal Association MP for Mayo at a by-election in 1836—caused by the elevation of Dominick Browne to a Peerage—and held the seat until his death in 1850.[3]

References

  1. Rayment, Leigh (23 June 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "M"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. "Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860 George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleir p105: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
  3. Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
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