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BROWNING, Walter, of Totnes, Devon.

Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1386-1421, ed. J.S. Roskell, L. Clark, C. Rawcliffe., 1993
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Constituency

Dates

TOTNES
Feb. 1388
TOTNES
Sept. 1388

Family and Education

m. by 1388, Joan.

Offices Held

Mayor, Totnes Nov. 1396-8, 1399-1400, 1401-3.1

Biography

In the year of his two elections to Parliament for Totnes, Browning and his wife were recorded as residing in the town.2 His five mayoralties suggest that he was an important and well-respected local figure, and it is surprising that nothing more has been discovered about him.

Ref Volumes: 1386-1421

Author: L. S. Woodger

Notes

  • 1. H.R. Watkin, Totnes Priory and Town, 932, 933, 1079.
  • 2. Add. Rolls 27277, 27278.

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