735 George Browne

Constituency : Mayo  1870-73 , 1873-80  ( Home  Rule  League )

George  took  over  at  Mayo  after  the  death  of  George  Moore.

George  was  a  substantial  landowner. He  was  later  referred  to  as  one  of  the  three  good  landlords  in  Ireland."

George  was  a  supporter  of  Isaac  Butt  and  switched  to  the  Home  Rule  League. He  was  re-elected  in  1874  an  held  the  seat  when  the  election  had  to  be  run  again  shortly  afterwards. However  his  moderation  was  not  acceptable  to  the  militants  and  he  was  unseated  by  Parnell  himself  in  1880.

George  moved  to  Killiney  near  Dublin  and  became  involved  in  municipal  politics  there.

He  died  in  1923 aged  85.