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
1866: Graduated from University of Georgia law school
Occupation before War:
Served in Crimean War
Served in the British Diplomatic Service in the United States
Political Editor for the Journal of Commerce in New York
Editor in Chief of the Constitution Newspaper in Washington, D.C.
Civil War Career:
Aide-de-camp to President Jefferson Davis
1862: Interim Confederate States Secretary of State
Commandant of Conscripts for the State of Georgia
Brigadier General in the Confederate Army
Served in the fighting for Savannah, Georgia
Occupation after War:
Newspaper Editor and Lawyer
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
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