John Denis Browne, 1st Marquess of Sligo, (11 June 1756 – 2 January 1809) was an

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peer, absentee slaveholder and politician, and was the son of Peter Browne, 2nd Earl of Altamont, and his wife Elizabeth, née Kelly, heiress and daughter of Denis Kelly, Chief Justice of Jamaica. Peter's marriage to Elizabeth led to the family inheriting the Kelly's

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s in Jamaica. Browne was styled Viscount Westport from 1771 to 1780 and known as John Browne, 3rd Earl of Altamont from 1780 to 1800. Browne represented Jamestown in the

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from 1776 to 1780, when he succeeded as Earl of Altamont. He served as High Sheriff of Mayo for 1779. He became Marquess of Sligo on 29 December 1800 and was appointed a Knight of the

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on 5 August 1800. He died on 2 June 1809 in Lisbon, Portugal.

Family

The First Marquess of Sligo was married to Lady Louisa Catherine Howe, daughter of

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in 1787.''Westport House and the Brownes'' by the Marquess of Sligo 1981 After their marriage, she was known as the Countess of Altamont and then the Marchioness of Sligo. They had one child, Howe Peter who later succeeded his father as Second Marquess of Sligo. A great-grandnephew was the British composer and poet, William Charles Denis Browne (1888–1915).

References

1756 births 1809 deaths Westport, John Browne, Viscount Irish representative peers Irish slave owners Knights of St Patrick Politicians from County Mayo Westport, John Browne, Viscount Members of the Privy Council of Ireland High sheriffs of Mayo

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Members of the Irish House of Lords

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