John Denis Browne, 1st Marquis of Sligo

Profile & Legacies Summary

11^th Jun 1756 - 1809

Biography

Son of John Browne, 2nd Earl of Altamont, and his wife Elizabeth nee Kelly, only child and heiress of Dennis Kelly of Jamaica. Educated at Eton, Sheriff of Co. Mayo, 1779, MP for Jamestown 1776-1780. Created Marquis of Sligo 31/12/1800.

'He created the lake to the West of Westport House and planted trees. He laid out the principal streets of the present town of Westport. He also established a theatre at the Octagon and built the town of Louisburgh.'

Sources

George E. Cokayne, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom (London, 1910) Vol. 1 pp. 113-114.

http://www.westporthouse.ie/about-us/the-browne-family [accessed 14/07/2016]

Further Information

Absentee?

British/Irish

Spouse

Louisa Catherine Howe

Children

Howe Peter Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo (1788-1845)

School

Eton

Occupation

Politician

Associated Estates (3)

The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

SD - Association Start Date
SY - Association Start Year
EA - Earliest Known Association
ED - Association End Date
EY - Association End Year
LA - Latest Known Association

28/12/1780 [SD] - 1809 [LA] → Owner

Cocoa Walk [ Jamaica | St Dorothy ]

28/12/1780 [SD] - 1809 [EY] → Owner

Kelly's [ Jamaica | St Dorothy ]

1792 [EA] - 1793 [LA] → Owner

Neasberry Park Pen [ Jamaica | St Dorothy ]

Appears as [3rd] Earl] of Altamount

Legacies Summary

Physical (3)

Urban Development

Westport

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Reportedly responsible for laying out the principal streets of...

Country house

Westport House

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The house had been built for the first Earl of Altamont in the 1730s, but was extended under the 2nd Earl in the late 1770s. John Denis Browne commissioned James Waytt to create a new dining room...

Urban Development

Louisburgh [Built]

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18th century planned town in Co.Mayo, constructed in 1795 by John Denis Browne, then 3rd Earl of...