George Browne 1596-1689
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===George BROWNE (date of birth::1596]]-1689),
Biographical Note
Relative of George Browne (1626-1703). Of Townend, Troutbeck.
Books
Developed the foundations of the Browne family library which continued to be developed through the 18th century.
Sources
- Purcell, M. Books and readers in eighteenth-century Westmorland: the Brownes of
Townend, Library History 17 (2001), 91-106.
- Barker, N. Treasures from National Trust country house libraries, New York, 1998, no 54.