George Browne 1626-1703

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George BROWNE 1626-1703

Biographical Note

Relative of George Browne 1596-1689; of Townend, Troutbeck.

Books

Developed the foundations of the Browne family library which continued to be developed through the 18th century.

Sources

  • Barker, N. Treasures from National Trust country house libraries, New York, 1998, no 54.
  • Purcell, M. Books and readers in eighteenth-century Westmorland: the Brownes of Townend, Library History 17 (2001), 91-106.