George Browne 1596-1689
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George BROWNE (1596-1689)
Biographical Note
Relative of George Browne ([[date of birth::1626Property "Crossreference" (as page type) with input value "George Browne ([[date of birth::1626" contains invalid characters or is incomplete and therefore can cause unexpected results during a query or annotation process.-1703)]]. 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.