William Charles Browne (26 July 1842 – 12 June 1916) was an Australian politician. He was born at

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to grazier John Browne and Elizabeth Alcorn. He became a grazier at Singleton, and also obtained a

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from the

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in 1864. On 12 December 1866 he married Jessie Campbell MacTaggart, with whom he had eight children. In 1872 he was elected to the

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for Patrick's Plains, serving until his defeat in 1880. Browne died at Manly in 1916.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Browne, William 1842 births 1916 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly People from Singleton, New South Wales