{⋆★⋆} BG Browne, William Montague

William Montague Browne​

Born: July 7, 1827

Birth Place: County Mayo, Ireland

Father: Honorable Dominick Geoffrey Browne 1787 – 1860

Mother: Catherine Anne Isabella Monck Browne Unknown – 1865

Wife: Eliza Jane Beket 1830 – 1873

(Buried: Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Georgia)​

Education:

Attended Rugby and Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland

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1866: Graduated from University of Georgia law school​

Occupation before War:

Served in Crimean War​

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Served in the British Diplomatic Service in the United States​

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Political Editor for the Journal of Commerce in New York​

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Editor in Chief of the Constitution Newspaper in Washington, D.C.​

Civil War Career:

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Aide-de-camp to President Jefferson Davis​

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1862: Interim Confederate States Secretary of State​

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Commandant of Conscripts for the State of Georgia​

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Brigadier General in the Confederate Army​

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Served in the fighting for Savannah, Georgia​

Occupation after War:

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Newspaper Editor and Lawyer​

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1874 – 1883: Professor at University of Georgia​

Died: April 28, 1883

Place of Death: Athens, Georgia

Age at time of Death: 55 years old

Cause of Death: Pneumonia

Burial Place: Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Georgia

 

[Pollaco]

When Robert Hunter resigned as Secretary of State on Feb. 17, 1862 Browne was appointed as acting or ad interin Sec. of State until Judah Benjamin was sworn in on March 18, 1862.

 

[Pollaco]

He was promoted by Davis to brigadier but rejected by the Senate. The Senate disliked Davis that much to humiliate Browne with a 18 to 2 vote against his commission.

 

[GELongstreet]

Browne, whose early military history is somewhat uncertain, had quite an interesting career.

 

[Pollaco]

An interesting little story in the enclosed newspaper clipping. It seems he helped Jefferson Davis in the writing of his book "The Rise and Fall of the Confederacy" by helping in the gathering of material for the book.

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy Birthday Brig. General William M. Browne! Salutes remembering General Browne on his birthday.

 

[LetUsHavePeace]

Browne was the publicist/partner of Samuel L. M. Barlow, who was the fixer for all things financial during the 1850s, both in Washington and New York.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_L._M._Barlow_I