John Browne, 4th Marquess of Sligo

John Thomas Browne, 4th Marquess of Sligo (10 September 1824 – 30 December 1903), styled Lord John Browne until 1868, was an Irish politician and naval commander.

Browne served as a Liberal Unionist Member of Parliament for Mayo in Ireland from 1857 to 1868. He had previously served as an officer of the Royal Navy.

In 1896, Browne became Marquess of Sligo on the death of his elder brother, the 3rd Marquess, also inheriting some 114,900 acres (465 km²) of land and the family seat at Westport House, Westport, County Mayo. He died unmarried and was succeeded by his brother, Henry.

References

• G. E. C., ed. Geoffrey F. White. The Complete Peerage. (London: St Catherine Press, 1953) Vol. XII, Part 1, p. 26.
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 2 )

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Marquess of Sligo

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Roger Palmer George Henry Moore	Member of Parliament for Mayo 1857 – 1868 With: Roger Palmer 1857–1865 Lord Bingham 1865–1868	Succeeded by Lord Bingham George Henry Moore
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by George John Browne	Marquess of Sligo 1896–1903	Succeeded by Henry Ulick Browne