John T. Browne

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John Thomas Browne (March 23, 1845 in Ballylanders, County Limerick, Ireland – August 19, 1941 in Houston, Texas) was an Irish Catholic Mayor of Houston, Texas. He was instrumental in starting the Houston Fire Department as a paid force.^[1] He served in that post from 1892 to 1896 and then in the Texas House of Representatives from 1897 to 1899 and again in 1907. He married Mollie Bergin on September 13, 1871 and was also known as "The Fighting Irishman" and "Honest John". He was a member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the Knights of Columbus. He died of pneumonia and was buried at Glenwood Cemetery in Houston.^[2]

Political offices
Preceded by Henry Scherffius	Mayor of Houston, Texas 1892–1896	Succeeded by Horace Baldwin Rice

References

Persondata
Name	Browne, John Thomas
Alternative names
Short description	Mayor of Houston, Texas, 1892-1896
Date of birth	March 23, 1845
Place of birth	Ballylanders, County Limerick, Ireland
Date of death	August 19, 1941
Place of death	Houston, Texas

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