Valentine Browne, 6th Earl of Kenmare
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Valentine Edward Charles Browne, 6th Earl of Kenmare (29 May 1891 – 20 September 1943), styled Viscount Castlerosse from 1905 to 1941, was the Earl of Kenmare
and the son of Valentine Browne, 5th Earl of Kenmare
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On his return to London after WWII, severely wounded as a captain in the Irish Guards, he entered the banking business for a period but soon became a journalist, best known for his widely-read ‘Londoner’s Log’. He was a journalist for The Sunday Express. and a director of the Evening Standard, the Daily Express and the Sunday Express.
He was active in Killarney affairs, creating a lakeside golf course and supporting Killarney Races.
He had married Lady Furness in 1943 but died the same year. He had no children. he was buried in the family vault in KIllarney cathedral.
Earl of Kenmare
The title of Earl of Kenmare was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1801. It became extinct upon the death of the 7th Earl in 1952.All of the Earls bore the subsidiary titles of Viscount Castlerosse , Viscount Kenmare , and Baron Castlerosse in the Peerage of Ireland...
and the son of Valentine Browne, 5th Earl of Kenmare
Valentine Browne, 5th Earl of Kenmare
Valentine Charles Browne, 5th Earl of Kenmare was Lord Lieutenant of Kerry and Earl of Kenmare. He was one of the peers of the realm who were members of the Senate of Southern Ireland, 1921....
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On his return to London after WWII, severely wounded as a captain in the Irish Guards, he entered the banking business for a period but soon became a journalist, best known for his widely-read ‘Londoner’s Log’. He was a journalist for The Sunday Express. and a director of the Evening Standard, the Daily Express and the Sunday Express.
He was active in Killarney affairs, creating a lakeside golf course and supporting Killarney Races.
He had married Lady Furness in 1943 but died the same year. He had no children. he was buried in the family vault in KIllarney cathedral.