John Browne, 1st Earl of Altamont, (born c. 1709-4 July 1776), an Irish peer

Peerage of Ireland

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 and politician

Politician

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, was a son of Peter Browne and Mary Daly.
He was created 1st Earl of Altamont on 4 December 1771.

Paternal ancestors

• John Browne (died 1588)
• Josias Browne (born 1587 - died 1634), buried at Kilmaine.

• Sir John Browne, 1st Baronet, The Neale (born 1605 - died 1670). The Neale is located in the civil parish
  Civil parish
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   of Kilmolara in the Barony of Kilmaine.

• Sir George Browne, 2nd Baronet, The Neale (d. 1698) who was an ancestor of Baron Kilmaine
  Baron Kilmaine
  Baron Kilmaine is a title that has been created twice, both times in the Peerage of Ireland. The first creation came in 1722 in favour of the soldier the Hon. James O'Hara. Two years later he succeeded his father as Baron Tyrawley. However, both titles became extinct on the second Baron Tyrawley's...
  
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• Colonel John Browne (born 1638 - died about 1711)

• Peter Browne (b. 1670; d. 1724)

Maternal ancestors

• Denis Daly of Carrownekelly who married Mary Power. Her great-grandfather was Dermot Ó Daly
  Dermot Ó Daly
  Dermot O Daly, was a Gaelic-Irish landlord, ancestor of Baron Dunsandle and Clanconal, fl. 1574-10 November 1614.-Background:Dermot was the son of Teige, son of John O Daly, who built Killimor keep during the reign of Henry VIII. Nothing more is known for certain of his ancestry...
  
  , her grandmother been Anastasia Darcy, a member of the Tribes of Galway
  Tribes of Galway
  The Tribes of Galway were fourteen merchant families who dominated the political, commercial, and social life of the city of Galway in western Ireland between the mid-13th and late-19th centuries. They were the families of Athy, Blake, Bodkin, Browne, D'Arcy, Deane, Font, Ffrench, Joyce, Kirwan,...
  
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Career

He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford

Oxford

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, in July 1725. He was High Sheriff of Mayo

High Sheriff of Mayo

The High Sheriff of Mayo was the British Crown’s judicial representative in County Mayo, Ireland from the 16th century until 1922, when the office was abolished in the new Free State and replaced by the office of Mayo County Sheriff. The sheriff had judicial, electoral, ceremonial and...

 in 1731, and was elected M.P. for Castlebar

Castlebar

Castlebar is the county town of, and at the centre of, County Mayo in Ireland. It is Mayo's largest town by population. The town's population exploded in the late 1990s, increasing by one-third in just six years, though this massive growth has slowed down greatly in recent years...

 in 1744, an office he held until 1760.

Family and issue

He married Anne Gore, daughter of Sir Arthur Gore, 1st Baronet

Sir Arthur Gore, 1st Baronet

Sir Arthur Gore, 1st Baronet was an Irish soldier and politician.Gore was the second son of Sir Paul Gore, 1st Baronet and his wife Isabella Wycliffe, daughter of Francis Wycliffe. In 1656, he was High Sheriff of Mayo and additionally High Sheriff of County Galway...

 and Elizabeth Annesley, in December 1729. Their children - six sons and four daughters - included:

• Peter Browne, 2nd Earl of Altamont
  Peter Browne, 2nd Earl of Altamont
  Peter Browne, 2nd Earl of Altamont , was the son of John Browne, 1st Earl of Altamont and Anne Gore. He married Elizabeth Kelly, the only child of Denis Kelly, on 16 April 1752...
  
  , c. 1731-28 Dec 1780
• Rt. Hon. Arthur Browne (b. 14 Mar 1731-21 Jul 1779, Boston, New England.)
• Lady Anne Browne, c. 1740-21 Feb 1815
• George, MP, c. 1735-1782
• James, MP and Prime Serjeant of Ireland, c. 1736-1790
• Henry, (b. 1738; d. 28 Jan 1811, Molesworth Street, Dublin)
• John

External links

• http://thepeerage.com/p3469.htm#i34683