Background
Browne was born in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England in 1819 to Eyles Brown and his wife Mary (née Irwin). His father was a distinguished army surgeon.
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Eyles Browne
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Early He became a solicitor and practised in Bath, Gloucester, and Kidderminster before emigrating to Sydney to practise in 1857. Browne formed the Brisbane Newspaper Company in 1873 and purchased both the Brisbane Courier and The Queenslander. Browne was appointed to the Queensland Legislative Council on 3 July 1863 and served for nineteen years until his resignation due to ill health on 14 August 1882.
Foreign the last few years he was unable to attend the Council due to a severe illness which made walking difficult.
Until his illness he had served on many committees, and several times was the chairman. He often had to explain legislation coming from the Assembly, especially bills on legal subjects.
