Background
Browne was the son of Sir Adam Browne, 2nd Baronet of Betchworth Castle, Surrey and his wife Philippa Cooper, daughter of Sir John Cooper, Bt of Winbourn Street Giles, Dorset.
Browne was the son of Sir Adam Browne, 2nd Baronet of Betchworth Castle, Surrey and his wife Philippa Cooper, daughter of Sir John Cooper, Bt of Winbourn Street Giles, Dorset.
Trinity College.
His father was Member of Parliament for Surrey. He was educated at Trinity College, Oxford and was commissioner for assessment for Surrey from 1673 to 1680. He became a gentleman of the privy chamber and captain in the Earl of Plymouth"s horse at the time of Monmouth"s rebellion.
He opposed the king"s religious policy and was cashiered in March 1687.
Browne died in 1688 and was buried at Dorking on 24 July. He predeceased his father and the baronetcy became extinct.
At a contested election in 1685, Browne was elected Member of Parliament for Bletchingley.