Gerald Browne (1871 or 1872–1951) was a unionist

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. Browne worked as a

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. He joined the

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and was elected to the Senate of Northern Ireland in 1942,John F. Harbinson, ''The Ulster Unionist Party, 1882–1973'', p.205 serving until his death in 1951. From 1947 to 1949, he was a Deputy Speaker of the Senate.Members of the Northern Ireland Senate, 1921–72
Northern Ireland Elections

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Browne, Gerald 1870s births 1951 deaths Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1941–1945 Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1945–1949 Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1949–1953 Ulster Unionist Party members of the Senate of Northern Ireland