Ulick de Burgh Browne, 7th Marquess of Sligo

Ulick de Burgh Browne, 7th Marquess of Sligo (30 March 1898 – 7 January 1941) styled Earl of Altamont until his father's death in 1935,[1][2] was a British and Irish peer and British army officer.[3] He served in the cavalry regiment the Royal Scots Greys during World War I.[4][5][6]

The Marquess of Sligo
Portrait of Ulick de Burgh Browne, 7th Marquess of Sligo (1898–1941)
Portrait of Ulick de Burgh Browne, 7th Marquess of Sligo (1898–1941)
Born(1898-03-30)30 March 1898
Died7 January 1941(1941-01-07) (aged 42)
NationalityBritish
Parents

He was the son of George Browne, 6th Marquess of Sligo and Agatha Stewart Hodgson.

He died childless at the age of 42 in a Dublin nursing home, and was succeeded by his uncle, Arthur Howe Browne.[7] He left an estate valued at £300,845.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ Earl of Altamont. Thom's Irish Who's Who.
  2. ^ "Altamont, Earl of, Ulick de Burgh Browne" . Thom's Irish Who's Who . Dublin: Alexander Thom and Son Ltd. 1923. p.  – via Wikisource.
  3. ^ "Person Page: Ulick de Burgh Browne, 7th Marquess of Sligo1 b. 30 Mar 1898, d. 7 Jan 1941". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  4. ^ "The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma. Lot 132. Philip Alexius de László, P.R.B.A. Portrait of Ulick de Burgh Browne, 7th Marquess of Sligo (1898–1941), half-length wearing the service dress of the Royal Scots Greys". Sotheby's.
  5. ^ "Sligo, 7th Marquess of, (Ulick de Burgh Browne) (30 March 1898–7 Jan. 1941)". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U231845. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Collections Online | British Museum". www.britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  7. ^ "At 73 He Succeeds To Peerage On Death of Nephew", The Evening Standard 8 January 1941; p. 3, col. 3 via newspapers.com
  8. ^ "Lord Sligo Leaves £300,845", The Evening Standard 16 July 1941; p. 3, col. 5
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by Marquess of Sligo
1935–1941
Succeeded by