Funeral of Mrs. Colonel Brown. — The mortal remains of this much lamented lady were conveyed from the Lower Castle Yard for interment in Mount Jerome Cemetery. Amongst those who formed the mournful cortege were the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, the Lord Chief Baron, the Very Rev. the Dean of Ardagh, Major-General Sir. D. McGregor, Inspector-General of Constabulary, and Colonel Maclachlan, C.B. | The Freeman's Journal, issue of 11 Jun 1857.
She was a daughter of Martin Whish, chairman of the board of excise commissioners; they married 1 Feb 1817. Browne's second wife was a daughter of the Rev. C. Irwin and the widow of James Patterson; they married 14 Dec 1858 in Dublin.
"Colonel George Browne, C.B., who was for some years the chief commissioner of the Dublin police, died a few days ago at Folkestone, at the age of 91 years. He served in the Peninsular war from 1808 to 1813, and was severely wounded at the assault of Badajoz; slightly wounded at Salamanca, and again wounded at the Pass of Roncesvalles in the Pyrenees. He had received the war medal with six clasps, and retired from the army in November, 1841."
Funeral of Mrs. Colonel Brown. — The mortal remains of this much lamented lady were conveyed from the Lower Castle Yard for interment in Mount Jerome Cemetery. Amongst those who formed the mournful cortege were the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, the Lord Chief Baron, the Very Rev. the Dean of Ardagh, Major-General Sir. D. McGregor, Inspector-General of Constabulary, and Colonel Maclachlan, C.B. | The Freeman's Journal, issue of 11 Jun 1857.
She was a daughter of Martin Whish, chairman of the board of excise commissioners; they married 1 Feb 1817. Browne's second wife was a daughter of the Rev. C. Irwin and the widow of James Patterson; they married 14 Dec 1858 in Dublin.
"Colonel George Browne, C.B., who was for some years the chief commissioner of the Dublin police, died a few days ago at Folkestone, at the age of 91 years. He served in the Peninsular war from 1808 to 1813, and was severely wounded at the assault of Badajoz; slightly wounded at Salamanca, and again wounded at the Pass of Roncesvalles in the Pyrenees. He had received the war medal with six clasps, and retired from the army in November, 1841."
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George Baxter Browne
1788–1879 (m. 1817)
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