, 1916 Born 1 September 1856, Browne was the eldest son of
Henry Browne, 5th Marquess of Sligo, and his wife Catherine Henrietta Dicken. He was born in
Munger,
British India, and was known by the
courtesy title of
Earl of Altamont in his youth. He married Agatha Stewart Hodgson, daughter of James Stewart Hodgson, on 12 October 1887. They had three daughters and one son: • Eileen Agatha Browne (1889–1940) — married
James Stanhope, 7th Earl Stanhope • Moya Melisende Browne (1892–1974) — married Lieut. Allan Campbell (
Coldstream Guards), who died at the
First Battle of the Aisne •
Doreen Geraldine Browne (1896–1979) — married
Michael Knatchbull, 5th Baron Brabourne •
Ulick de Burgh Browne, 7th Marquess of Sligo (1898–1941) He succeeded to the marquessate in February 1913, aged 56, on the death of his father. Upon the 1916 death of
Hubert de Burgh-Canning, 2nd Marquess of Clanricarde, the Marquess of Sligo also became
Earl of Clanricarde. In 1921 he attended the first meeting of the short-lived
Senate of Southern Ireland. In 1922 he was photographed by
Walter Stoneman. '' In 1924, when visiting
British Hong Kong, the Marquess of Sligo succeeded in getting a specimen of the
South China giant salamander sent to
London Zoo. The species was named
Megalobatrachus sligoi in his honour; it is today called
Andrias sligoi. He died on 26 February 1935 in
London. ==Arms==