John Denis Browne (1798 – 21 May 1862) was an Irish politician. The fourth son of Denis Browne, John lived at Mount Browne in

County Mayo County Mayo (; ga, Contae Mhaigh Eo, meaning "Plain of the Taxus baccata, yew trees") is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Conn ...

, and was related to the

Marquess of Sligo Marquess of Sligo is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1800 for John Browne, 3rd Earl of Altamont. The Marquess holds the subsidiary titles of Baron Mount Eagle, of Westport in the County of Mayo (created 10 September 1760), ...

. He stood in the

1831 UK general election The 1831 United Kingdom general election saw a landslide win by supporters of electoral reform, which was the major election issue. As a result, it was the last unreformed election, as the Parliament which resulted ensured the passage of the Ref ...

, and was elected for the Whigs. He held the seat in the

1832 UK general election The 1832 United Kingdom general election, the first after the Reform Act 1832, Reform Act, saw the Whigs (British political party), Whigs win a large majority, with the Tories winning less than 30% of the vote. Political situation The Charles ...

s, but was defeated in 1835.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Browne, John 1798 births 1862 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Mayo constituencies (1801–1922) Politicians from County Mayo UK MPs 1831–1832 UK MPs 1832–1835 Whig (British political party) MPs for Irish constituencies