Career
He was a Teachta Dála (Territorial Decoration) for the Wexford constituency – first elected in 1957. He served as chairman of Wexford County Board for 21 years. Seán Browne was the uncle of John Browne, a Territorial Decoration representing the Wexford constituency from 1982 to 2016.
Browne was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Territorial Decoration for the Wexford constituency at the 1957 general election.
He was defeated at the 1961 election, and was unsuccessful again at the 1965 general election. However, after his 1961 defeat he was elected to the 10th Seanad on the Labour Panel, which returned him in 1965 to the 11th Seanad.
Browne regained his Dáil seat at the 1969 general election. He was re-elected to the Dáil in 1973 and 1977, but was defeated at the 1981 general election.
He also served as Leas-Cheann Comhairle (Deputy Chairman) of Dáil Éireann from 1977 to 1981.