Henry Montague Browne (3 October 1799 – 24 November 1884)[1] was the Dean of Lismore from 1850 to 1884.[2][3][4]


Montague Browne
Dean of Lismore
ChurchChurch of Ireland
In office1850–1884
PredecessorThomas Townsend
SuccessorHenry Brougham
Personal details
Born
Henry Montague Browne

(1799-10-03)3 October 1799
Died24 November 1884(1884-11-24) (aged 85)
Spouse
Catherine Penelope de Montmorency
(m. 1822)
Children4
Parents
RelativesCharles Lindsay (son-in-law)

He was the second son of James Browne, 2nd Baron Kilmaine. He began his ecclesiastical career with a curacy at Christ Church Cathedral, Waterford. After that he was Rector of Shanrahan then Clonmel.[5]

Marriage

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He married Catherine Penelope de Montmorency, daughter of Lodge Evans de Montmorency, 1st Viscount Frankfort de Montmorency on 11 April 1822. Their fourth child and second daughter, Augusta, married Arthur Cavendish-Bentinck. She became the first Baroness Bolsover.

References

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  1. ^ "Multiple News Items" Berrow's Worcester Journal (Worcester, England), Saturday, 6 December 1884; pg. 4; Issue 9973
  2. ^ Cotton, Henry (1847). Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates and members..., Volume 1. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  3. ^ "IRELAND" The Morning Chronicle (London, England), Thursday, 12 December 1850; Issue 26218
  4. ^ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 391. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
  5. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929-30 London: Oxford University Press, 1929 p 763
Religious titles
Preceded by Dean of Lismore
1850–1884
Succeeded by