John Browne (c1569-1639) was an English brewer and politician who sat in the

House of Commons The House of Commons is the name for the elected lower house of the bicameral parliaments of the United Kingdom and Canada. In both of these countries, the Commons holds much more legislative power than the nominally upper house of parliament. ...

between 1614 and 1629.

Life

Browne was the eldest son of John Browne (d. 1593), an alderman and Mercer of

Gloucester Gloucester ( ) is a cathedral city and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean to the west, east of Monmouth and east ...

and his wife Hester. After his father's death his mother married

Godfrey Goldsborough Godfrey Goldsborough (1548 in Cambridge – 26 May 1604) was a Church of England clergyman and bishop of Gloucester from 1598-1604. He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. He also served as a Prebendary of Worcester. Career He was born in ...

, the bishop of Gloucester. He became a brewer in the city and he was sheriff of Gloucester in 1603 and

Mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...

for 1610–11. In 1614, he was elected

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...

for

. He was mayor of Gloucester again for 1621–22 and was re-elected MP for Gloucester in the same year. He was re-elected MP for Gloucester in 1624, 1625, 1626 and 1628. In 1629 he criticized the king's attempt to collect tonnage and poundage without parliamentary consent. He was mayor again for 1634–35. He settled in

Churcham Churcham is a small village and civil parish in the Forest of Dean District of Gloucestershire in England, located west of Gloucester. It has a population of 655.Dean Dean may refer to: People * Dean (given name) * Dean (surname), a surname of Anglo-Saxon English origin * Dean (South Korean singer), a stage name for singer Kwon Hyuk * Dean Delannoit, a Belgian singer most known by the mononym Dean Titles * ...

and Chapter of Gloucester in 1634. He died in August 1639 and was buried at Churcham.

Family

He married twice. His first wife was Eleanor(c1580-1603), the daughter of Robert Robinson of Gloucester. His brother-in-law Anthony Robinson served alongside him in parliament in 1621 and 1624. His second wife was Sarah (d. 1643), the daughter of John Mayo of Charfield and widow of Lawrence Wilshire of Gloucester. He had no children and his estate passed to his second wife, apart from property inherited from his father that passed to two surviving brothers.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Browne, John Year of birth missing 1638 deaths English brewers Mayors of Gloucester Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Gloucester English MPs 1614 English MPs 1621–1622 English MPs 1624–1625 English MPs 1625 English MPs 1626 English MPs 1628–1629