Valentine Browne, 4th Earl of Kenmare

Victoria
Victoria
Prime Minister	William Gladstone
Preceded by	The Earl of Lathom
Succeeded by	The Earl of Lathom
Personal details
Born	16 May 1825
Died	9 February 1905 (aged 79)
Nationality	British
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Gertrude Thynne (d. 1913)

Colonel Valentine Augustus Browne, 4th Earl of Kenmare

Lord Chamberlain of the Household under William Gladstone

between 1880 and 1885 and in 1886.

Background

Browne was the son of Thomas Browne, 3rd Earl of Kenmare, by his wife Catherine O'Callaghan, daughter of Edmund O'Callaghan, of Kilgory,

acres, predominantly in County Kerry.^[2]

In 1872, the 4th Earl of Kenmare decided to build an Elizabethan-Revival manor house, called

Earls of Kenmare. The old house was demolished.^[3]

Political career

Lord Castlerosse was appointed

Lord Palmerston,^[5] a post he held until the government fell in 1858.^[6]

He was sworn of the

Privy Council in February 1857.^[7] When Palmerston resumed office in 1859, Castlerosse became Vice-Chamberlain of the Household,^[8] which he remained until 1866,^[9] the last year under the premiership of Lord Russell. He again became Vice-Chamberlain of the Household in 1868 in William Gladstone's first administration.^[10]

In December 1871 he succeeded his father in the earldom and took his seat in the

Lord Chamberlain of the Household.^[14]

He held this office until 1885

Lord-Lieutenant of Kerry between 1866 and 1905.^[18] He was Honorary Colonel of the Kerry Militia (from 1881 designated as the 4th (Militia) Battalion of the Royal Munster Fusiliers) from 1866 until he retired in December 1902 and was succeeded by his son.^[19]^[20]

Family

Lord Kenmare married Gertrude Thynne, daughter of Reverend Lord Charles Thynne, Canon of Canterbury, and granddaughter of Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath, on 28 April 1858. They had three children:

Lady Margaret Theodora May Catherine Browne (d. 1940), married G.C. Douglas in 1889, died childless.
Valentine Charles Browne, 5th Earl of Kenmare (1860–1941)
Hon. Cecil Augustine Browne (1864–1887)

Death

Lord Kenmare died on 9 February 1905, aged 79, and was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest and only surviving son, Valentine. The Countess of Kenmare died in February 1913.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Valentine Augustus Browne, 4th Earl of Kenmare profile, thepeerage.com; accessed 29 March 2016.
^ nuigalway.ie Browne (Lord Kenmare) (Earl of Kenmare, Viscount Castlerosse)
^ Details: Lords of Kenmare, proni.gov.uk; accessed 29 March 2016.
^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "K" (part 1)
^ "No. 21910". The London Gazette. 5 August 1856. p. 2711.
^ "No. 22106". The London Gazette. 2 March 1858. p. 1207.
^ "No. 21966". The London Gazette. 10 February 1857. p. 471.
^ "No. 22279". The London Gazette. 24 June 1859. p. 2471.
^ "No. 23137". The London Gazette. 13 July 1866. p. 3984.
^ "No. 23450". The London Gazette. 15 December 1868. p. 6654.
^ "No. 23832". The London Gazette. 27 February 1872. p. 767.
^ leighrayment.com Knights of St Patrick^[usurped]
^ "No. 24071". The London Gazette. 3 March 1874. p. 1453.
^ "No. 24841". The London Gazette. 4 May 1880. p. 2836.
^ "No. 25485". The London Gazette. 30 June 1885. p. 3000.
^ "No. 25558". The London Gazette. 12 February 1886. p. 683.
^ "No. 25615". The London Gazette. 10 August 1886. p. 3853.
^ Peerages: Kaberry of Adel to Kilmarnock^[usurped], leighrayment.com; accessed 29 March 2016.
^ Hart′s Army list, 1903
^ "No. 27513". The London Gazette. 6 January 1903. p. 112.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Valentine Browne, 4th Earl of Kenmare

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Morgan John O'Connell Henry Arthur Herbert	Member of Parliament for Henry Arthur Herbert 1866–1871	Succeeded by Henry Arthur Herbert Rowland Ponsonby Blennerhassett
Political offices
Preceded by Viscount Drumlanrig	Comptroller of the Household 1856–1858	Succeeded by Hon. George Weld-Forester
Preceded by Viscount Newport	Vice-Chamberlain of the Household 1859–1866	Succeeded by Lord Claud Hamilton
Preceded by Lord Claud Hamilton	Vice-Chamberlain of the Household 1868–1872	Succeeded by Lord Richard Grosvenor
Preceded by The Earl of Mount Edgcumbe	Lord Chamberlain 1880–1885	Succeeded by The Earl of Lathom
Preceded by The Earl of Lathom	Lord Chamberlain February–July 1886	Succeeded by The Earl of Lathom
Honorary titles
Preceded by Henry Arthur Herbert	Lord Lieutenant of Kerry 1866–1905	Succeeded by The Earl of Kenmare
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by Thomas Browne	Earl of Kenmare 1871–1905	Succeeded by Valentine Browne

[thepeerage.com-1] Valentine Augustus Browne, 4th Earl of Kenmare profile, thepeerage.com; accessed 29 March 2016.

[nuigalway.ie-2] uigalway.ie Browne (Lord Kenmare) (Earl of Kenmare, Viscount Castlerosse)

[3] Details: Lords of Kenmare, proni.gov.uk; accessed 29 March 2016.

[4] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "K" (part 1)

[5] "No. 21910". The London Gazette. 5 August 1856. p. 2711.

[6] "No. 22106". The London Gazette. 2 March 1858. p. 1207.

[7] "No. 21966". The London Gazette. 10 February 1857. p. 471.

[8] "No. 22279". The London Gazette. 24 June 1859. p. 2471.

[9] "No. 23137". The London Gazette. 13 July 1866. p. 3984.

[10] "No. 23450". The London Gazette. 15 December 1868. p. 6654.

[11] "No. 23832". The London Gazette. 27 February 1872. p. 767.

[12] rayment.com Knights of St Patrick^[usurped]

[13] "No. 24071". The London Gazette. 3 March 1874. p. 1453.

[14] "No. 24841". The London Gazette. 4 May 1880. p. 2836.

[15] "No. 25485". The London Gazette. 30 June 1885. p. 3000.

[16] "No. 25558". The London Gazette. 12 February 1886. p. 683.

[17] "No. 25615". The London Gazette. 10 August 1886. p. 3853.

[18] Peerages: Kaberry of Adel to Kilmarnock^[usurped], leighrayment.com; accessed 29 March 2016.

[19] Hart′s Army list, 1903

[20] "No. 27513". The London Gazette. 6 January 1903. p. 112.

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