Background
Jeremy Browne was the son of Denis Browne, 10th Marquess of Sligo.
politician author Member of the House of Lords
Jeremy Browne was the son of Denis Browne, 10th Marquess of Sligo.
He was educated at Saint Columba"s College, Dublin, and the Royal Agricultural College.
Until the House of Lords Acting 1999 he was entitled to sit in the House of Lords under the Barony of Mounteagle, created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Prior to inheriting his title, Browne, then the Earl of Altamont, and his father worked to stablise the future of the family estate, Westport House, in the midst of a slump in agricultural prices which plagued Ireland during the 1960s. Westport was the first stately home in the country to open to the public and continues to be a major tourist attraction.
During The Troubles, the estate was invaded by Ireland Republican Army supporters who waved black flags in support of the 1981 Irish hunger strike, a situation which Altamont was able to diplomatically and quickly defuse.
In May 2014 his book, A Life at Westport House: 50 Years A-Going, was released. The Marquess and Marchioness had five daughters.
