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George Browne (other)
George Browne may refer to: *Sir George Browne (died 1483) (1440–1483), took part in Buckingham's rebellion * George Browne (archbishop of Dublin) (died 1556), Anglican bishop in Ireland *George Browne (by 1517–62 or later), MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed *George Browne (died 1631) (1583–1631), English lawyer, landowner and politician *Sir George Browne (died 1661), English politician *George Browne (provost) (–1699), professor of divinity at Trinity College, Dublin *Sir George Browne, 4th Baronet (1680s–1737), Irish politician, MP for Castlebar 1713–14 * George Browne (died 1782) (–1782), Irish politician, MP for Mayo 1779–82 *George Browne (soldier) (1698–1792), Irish soldier of fortune, field-marshal in the Russian service * George Browne, 8th Viscount Montagu (1769–1793), English nobleman *George Browne (Lower Canada politician) (before 1794–1822), merchant and political figure in Lower Canada *George Joseph Plunket Browne (1795–1858), Irish Roman Cat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Browne (died 1483)
Sir George Browne (1440 – 4 December 1483) was an English politician. He was the eldest surviving son and heir of Sir Thomas Browne, beheaded 20 July 1460. He took part in Buckingham's rebellion, and was beheaded on Tower Hill on 4 December 1483. Family George Browne was the second but eldest surviving son of Sir Thomas Browne of Betchworth Castle, Surrey, and Eleanor FitzAlan, the daughter of Thomas Fitzalan. By his mother's first marriage, he had six brothers, including Sir Anthony Browne, and two sisters. After his father's death, his mother married Sir Thomas Vaughan who was executed at Pontefract on 25 June 1483 (along with Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers and Sir Richard Grey). Career On 30 September 1460, two months after his father's execution, Browne was granted a pardon by the Yorkists, and in 1470 was arrested with George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence, and Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick. He fought at the Battle of Tewkesbury on 4 May 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Browne, 3rd Marquess Of Sligo
George John''The Irish in America - Long Journey Home: The Great Hunger'' (Documentary). Public Broadcasting Service Browne, 3rd Marquess of Sligo (31 January 1820 – 30 August 1896) was an Irish peer. The son of Howe Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo, George Browne was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. He married three times but died without male issue. He married, * firstly, Ellen Smythe, daughter of the 6th Viscount Strangford, * secondly, Julia Nugent, daughter of the 9th Earl of Westmeath and * thirdly, Isabelle de Peyronnet, daughter of the ''Vicomte de Peyronnet''. Like his predecessors, Browne prided himself on being an enlightened landlord. In the second year of the Great Irish Famine The Great Famine ( ga, an Gorta Mór ), also known within Ireland as the Great Hunger or simply the Famine and outside Ireland as the Irish Potato Famine, was a period of starvation and disease in Ireland from 1845 to 1852 that constituted a ..., Browne's tenants gathe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George E
George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States * George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States * George V, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1910-1936 * George VI, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1936-1952 * Prince George of Wales * George Papagheorghe also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George Harrison, an English musician and singer-songwriter Places South Africa * George, Western Cape ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa * George, Missouri * George, Washington * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Characters * George (Peppa Pig), a 2-year-ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Browne, 6th Marquess Of Sligo
George Ulick Browne, 6th Marquess of Sligo and 4th Earl of Clanricarde (1 September 1856 – 26 February 1935), styled Earl of Altamont until 1913, was an Irish peer. George was the eldest son of Henry Browne, 5th Marquess of Sligo, and his wife Catherine Henrietta Dicken. He was born in Munger, British India. He succeeded to the marquessate in February 1913, aged 56, on the death of his father. He married Agatha Stewart Hodgson, daughter of James Stewart Hodgson, on 12 October 1887. They had three daughters and one son: * Eileen Agatha Browne (1889–1940) — married James Stanhope, 7th Earl Stanhope * Moya Melisende Browne (1892–1974) * Doreen Knatchbull, Baroness Brabourne, Doreen Geraldine Browne (1896–1979) — married Michael Knatchbull, 5th Baron Brabourne * Ulick de Burgh Browne, 7th Marquess of Sligo (1898–1941) Upon the 1916 death of Hubert de Burgh-Canning, 2nd Marquess of Clanricarde, the Marquess of Sligo also became Earl of Clanricarde. In 1921 he attended th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Browne (umpire)
George Browne (born 28 April 1934) is a former West Indian cricket umpire. He stood in one ODI game in 1988. See also * List of One Day International cricket umpires This is a list of cricket umpires who have officiated at least one men's One Day International (ODI) match. As of October 2022, 418 umpires have officiated in an ODI match. The first ODI match took place on 5 January 1971 between Australia and E ... References 1934 births Living people West Indian One Day International cricket umpires {{SaintVincent-cricket-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Tiger
George Browne (4 May 1920 – 23 March 2007), better known as the Young Tiger, was a Trinidadian calypso musician. Biography Born Edric Browne in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, where his childhood was imbued with the African traditions of Shango and Spiritual Baptist Shouting, he assumed the name George E. Browne in homage to his mentor and family friend, Richard E. Braithwaite,Val Wilmer"George Browne" (obituary) ''The Guardian'', 7 April 2007. whose library introduced him to works of black history and activism. Browne joined a Norwegian tanker at the age of 20 and, after a brief stay in Australia, signed off in Scotland in 1941. After befriending other expatriate Trinidadians in Glasgow he relocated to London and began to earn his living as a musician. In 1943 he found luck with a surprise hit, "Christmas Calypso." In 1947–48 he co-founded with Bermudian Ken Gordon (1927–2013, uncle of newsreader Moira Stuart) the Three Just Men group and toured in Europe and North ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Browne (baseball)
George Edward Browne (January 12, 1876 – December 9, 1920) was an American professional baseball right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, New York Giants, Boston Doves, Chicago Cubs, Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox, and Brooklyn Dodgers between 1901 and 1912. Biography Browne was born in Richmond, Virginia. Browne entered the major leagues with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1901. Though he usually spent one or two seasons with a team, he remained with the New York Giants from 1902 to 1907. He was the National League leader in runs scored in 1904 with New York; runs were down across the league and Browne's 99 runs were the lowest total for a league leader until 1915. A member of the 1905 World Series champion Giants, Browne hit .227 with one RBI and two runs scored in the World Series. Moonlight Graham, whose one-inning major-league career became famous through the movie '' Field of Dreams'', replaced Browne in his lon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Elmer Browne
George Elmer Browne (1871–1946) was an American artist known in France and Massachusetts. Biography Browne was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts. He studied in Boston at the Cowles Art School and the Museum of Fine Arts before completing his education under Jules Joseph Lefebvre, Jules Lefebvre and Tony Robert-Fleury in Paris. He founded the West End School of Art at his summer home in Provincetown in 1916 at the tip of Cape Cod far away from his studio in New York. The group was influenced by the impressionists and was among five schools in the town. Browne was very well regarded in France and became a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor. Browne has work in Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Provincetown Museum. In 1919, Browne was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate member, and became a full member in 1928. Daisy Marguerite Hughes was among Browne's pupils. Browne died in Provincetown. References External links * George Elmer Browne exhibitio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Washington Browne
Sir George Washington Browne (21 September 1853 – 15 June 1939) was a Scottish architect. He was born in Glasgow, and trained there and in London. He spent most of his career in Edinburgh, although his work can be found throughout Scotland and beyond. He was involved in nearly 300 projects, including many public and commercial buildings. One of his most notable buildings is Edinburgh's Central Library, and he became recognised as an authority on library planning and design. He came to national attention after winning a competition to design a bridge over the River Thames in London, although this was never realised. He was the first architect to be elected as President of the Royal Scottish Academy. He also served as President of the Edinburgh Architectural Association, and was instrumental in setting up the Royal Fine Art Commission for Scotland. Early life and education George Washington Browne was born in Glasgow on 21 September 1853, the eldest child of Samuel Brown, a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buckston Browne
Sir George Buckston Browne FRCS (13 April 1850 – 19 January 1945) was a British surgeon and pioneer urologist. Browne was born in Manchester, the son of physician Dr. Henry Browne. He was educated at University College London. In 1927, he bought Charles Darwin's former home Down House and founded the Buckston Brown Research Farm in Downe in 1931. The Buckston Browne Prize is named for him.Dobson, J & Sir Cecil Wakeley Sir Cecil Pembrey Grey Wakeley, 1st Baronet KBE CB PRCS FRSE (5 May 1892 – 5 June 1979) was a 20th-century British surgeon. Life He was born the eldest son of 12 children at Meresborough House, a country estate near Rainham, Kent, the son of ... (1957). ''Sir George Buckstone Browne'' E&S Livingstone Ltd, London. He died at University College Hospital in London, aged 94. References External links * 1850 births 1945 deaths People in health professions from Manchester British surgeons British urologists Fellows of the Royal College of Sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Eakins Browne
George Eakins Browne (1837-20 February 1923) was an Irish politician. He was born in 1837 to John Joseph Browne and Maria Eakins, of Brownstown, Ballinrobe, County Mayo. The family estate amounted to some 2,809 acres during Griffith's Valuation in the 1840s. He was elected in 1870 as a Member of Parliament for Mayo, and was re-elected at the 1874 general election. The election was declared void on 7 May 1874, but Browne was re-elected at the resulting by-election, and held the seat until the 1880 general election, when he was defeated by Charles Stewart Parnell. During the Parnell Commission, he was referred to as "one of the three good landlords in Ireland". He later moved to County Dublin and was, for a time, a member of Killiney Urban District Council. On his death, he lived at 14 Shanganagh Terrace, Killiney. The Irish Times wrote that he was the last of the generation of Issac Butt's Home Rule Party: "At the time of his death, he was the last survivor of that group of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
