Sunday, 17 February 2013
57 Valentine Browne
Constituency : Kerry 1852-71
Valentine was the son of an Irish peer, the Earl of Kenmare and was also known as Viscount Castlerosse from 1853. His first role in public life was as High Sherriff of Kerry in 1851.
Valentine was first elected in 1852 and in 1856 Palmerston appointed him Comptroller of the Household. In Palmerston's second administration he was Vice-Chamberlain of the Household , a post he held until Russell's government resigned in 1866. Gladstone re-appointed him in the same post in 1868.
In 1871 Valentine succeeded his father as Earl and went to the Lords ( the Home Rule League won the ensuing by-election ). He also had to resign his post which was normally held by a commoner and became a whip instead. When Gladstone returned to power in 1880 he was made Lord Chamberlain of the Household. He briefly held the post again in 1886.
Despite his Catholicism Valentine joined the Liberal Unionists over Home Rule.
Valentine died in 1905 aged 79
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