Valentine Browne, 6th Earl of Kenmare

Valentine Edward Charles Browne, 6th Earl of Kenmare (29 May 1891 – 20 September 1943), styled Viscount Castlerosse from 1905 to 1941, was the Earl of Kenmare and the son of Valentine Browne, 5th Earl of Kenmare.

On his return to London after WWII, severely wounded as a captain in the Irish Guards, he entered the banking business for a period but soon became a journalist, best known for his widely-read ‘Londoner’s Log’. [1] He was a journalist for The Sunday Express.[2] and a director of the Evening Standard, the Daily Express and the Sunday Express.

He was active in Killarney affairs, creating a lakeside golf course and supporting Killarney Races.[3]

He had married Lady Furness in 1943 but died the same year. He had no children.[4] he was buried in the family vault in KIllarney cathedral.

References

  1. ^ "Obituaries". http://www.irelandrock.com/testimonials.php. Retrieved 2011-04-09. 
  2. ^ http://thepeerage.com/p14961.htm
  3. ^ "Obituaries". http://www.irelandrock.com/testimonials.php. Retrieved 2011-04-09. 
  4. ^ L. G. Pine, editor, Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 99th edition (London, U.K.: Burke's Peerage Ltd, 1949), page 1107. Hereinafter cited as Burkes Peerage and Baroentage, 99th ed.
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by
Valentine Browne		 Earl of Kenmare
1941–1943		 Succeeded by
Gerald Browne