Robert Browne (of Frampton)
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Robert Browne was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons
in 1624.
Browne was the son of John Browne of Frampton, Dorset. He matriculated at Magdalen College, Oxford
on 14 May 1602, aged 14 and was awarded BA on 24 April 1605. He was called to the bar at Middle Temple
in 1615. In 1624, he was elected Member of Parliament
for Bridport
. His brother John
was also an MP and was appointed commissioner on the trial of the King in 1649.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
in 1624.
Browne was the son of John Browne of Frampton, Dorset. He matriculated at Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2006 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £153 million. Magdalen is currently top of the Norrington Table after over half of its 2010 finalists received first-class degrees, a record...
on 14 May 1602, aged 14 and was awarded BA on 24 April 1605. He was called to the bar at Middle Temple
Middle Temple
The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, commonly known as Middle Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court exclusively entitled to call their members to the English Bar as barristers; the others being the Inner Temple, Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn...
in 1615. In 1624, he was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Bridport
Bridport (UK Parliament constituency)
Bridport was a parliamentary borough in Dorset, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1868, and then one member from 1868 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.-History:...
. His brother John
John Browne (Parliamentarian)
John Browne was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1653. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War....
was also an MP and was appointed commissioner on the trial of the King in 1649.