John Browne

Who is John Browne?

John Browne, of London and Horton Kirby, Kent, was Warden of the Mint and MP for Aldborough.

John Browne was the son of Sir William Browne, mercer and Lord Mayor of London, of Flambards Hall, Essex, by his second wife, Alice Keble, the daughter of Henry Keble, Lord Mayor of London, and Joan Bryce. He had a sister, Anne, who married firstly John Tyrrell of Heron, Essex, and secondly Sir William Petre of Ingatestone Hall, Essex, as well as another brother, Matthew, and sister, Elizabeth, about whom nothing further is known.

Browne was appointed Warden of the Mint in 1536, and was surveyor of the mint thereafter. He was a Member of the Parliament of England for Aldborough in 1558. He was appointed Sheriff of London in 1552, but was excused office on payment of a fine.

He established his home at Horton Kirby in Kent.