Robert Browne (1695–1757)

Robert Browne (1695 – 21 April 1757), of Frampton, near Dorchester, Dorset, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1720 and from 1737 to 1741.[1]

He was born the eldest son of Robert Browne of Frampton and Forston, in Charminster, Dorset.

He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of Great Britain for Dorchester in 1720 and from 1737 to 1741. He was High Steward of Dorchester from 1734 to his death.

He died in 1757. He had married Jenny, the daughter of Charles Brune of Plumber, in Lydlinch, Dorset but had no children.

References

  1. "BROWNE, Robert (1695-1757), of Frampton, nr. Dorchester". History od Parliament Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
Sir Nathaniel Napier, Bt
Henry Trenchard
Member of Parliament for Dorchester
1720
With: Sir Nathaniel Napier, Bt
Succeeded by
Sir Nathaniel Napier, Bt
Abraham Janssen
Preceded by
William Chapple
John Browne
Member of Parliament for Dorchester
1737–1741
With: John Browne
Succeeded by
Nathaniel Gundry
John Browne


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