William Joseph Browne

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The Hon.
William Joseph Browne
Member of the
Canadian Parliament
for St. John's West
In office
1949–1953
Preceded byDistrict was created in 1949
Succeeded byJames Augustine Power
In office
1957–1962
Preceded byJames Augustine Power
Succeeded byRichard Cashin
Personal details
Born(1897-05-03)May 3, 1897
St. John's, Newfoundland
DiedJanuary 10, 1989(1989-01-10) (aged 91)
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Alma materMerton College, Oxford
CabinetMinister Without Portfolio (1957–1960)
Solicitor General of Canada (1960–1962)

William Joseph Browne,

Newfoundland House of Assembly and the House of Commons of Canada.[1]

The son of Liberius Browne and Bridget O'Reilly, he was born in St. John's, Newfoundland and was educated at Holy Cross School, Saint Bonaventure's College, Merton College, Oxford,[2] the University of Toronto and Gray's Inn in London. Browne was called to the bars of both England and Newfoundland in 1922 and practised law in Newfoundland.[3]

Browne ran unsuccessfully for the Placentia-St. Mary's seat in the Newfoundland assembly in 1923. He was elected for St. John's West in 1924 and defeated when he ran for reelection in 1928. He was elected to the assembly again in 1932 for Harbour Main-Bell Island and so was a member of the last

Commission of Government took over governing Newfoundland. He was a cabinet minister in the government of Frederick C. Alderdice, first serving as a minister without portfolio and then as Minister of Finance and Customs and Minister of Justice.[4]

In 1934, he was named

Minister without Portfolio in the cabinet of John Diefenbaker.[3] From 1960 to 1962, he was the Solicitor General of Canada. He retired from politics in 1962 and returned to the practice of law.[5]

In 1981, he published his biography, Eighty-four years a Newfoundlander: Memoirs of William J. Browne (

ISBN 0-9690979-0-5).[6]

He was married four times: first to Mary Grace Harris in 1924, to Mary Roche in 1933, to Margaret Fleming (née Buckley) in 1951.,[3] and to Dr Norah Elphinstone Renouf in 1970,[7] outliving all his wives except for Norah, who died November 24, 2010.

Browne died in St. John's at the age of 91.[4]

There is a William Joseph Browne fonds at Library and Archives Canada.[8]

References

  • "William Browne Newfoundland politician opposed Confederation". The Globe and Mail. 11 January 1989.
  1. ^ William Joseph Browne – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. ^ Levens, R.G.C., ed. (1964). Merton College Register 1900–1964. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. p. 126.
  3. ^ a b c Newfoundland Who's Who. 1952. p. 24.
  4. ^ a b "Members of the Legislature 1932-1933" (PDF). Newfoundland House of Assembly.
  5. ISBN 0969342217
    . Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  6. ISBN 9780969097907
    .
  7. ^ "Joe-N-Oreilly - User Trees - Genealogy.com". www.genealogy.com. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  8. ^ "William Joseph Browne fonds, Library and Archives Canada". 20 July 2017.
Political offices
Preceded by Solicitor General of Canada
1960–1962 		Succeeded by
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