Valentine Browne, 4th Earl of Kenmare

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Valentine Augustus Browne, 4th Earl of Kenmare, KP, PC (May 16, 1825 – February 9, 1905), styled Viscount Castlerosse from 1853 to 1871, was the son of Thomas Browne, 3rd Earl of Kenmare.

He married Gertrude Thynne, granddaughter of Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath, on 28 April 1858. They had one son:

Valentine Charles Browne, 5th Earl of Kenmare (1860–1941)

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Morgan John O'Connell Henry Arthur Herbert	Member of Parliament for Kerry with Henry Arthur Herbert 1852–1866 Henry Arthur Herbert 1866–1871 1852–1871	Succeeded by Henry Arthur Herbert Rowland Ponsonby Blennerhassett
Political offices
Preceded by Viscount Drumlanrig	Comptroller of the Household 1856–1858	Succeeded by George Forester
Preceded by Viscount Newport	Vice-Chamberlain of the Household 1859–1866	Succeeded by Lord Claud Hamilton
Preceded by Lord Claud Hamilton	Vice-Chamberlain of the Household 1868–1872	Succeeded by Lord Richard Grosvenor
Preceded by The Lord Suffield	Lord-in-Waiting 1872–1874	Succeeded by The Earl of Roden
Preceded by The Earl of Mount Edgcumbe	Lord Chamberlain 1880–1885	Succeeded by The Earl of Lathom
Preceded by The Earl of Lathom	Lord Chamberlain 1886	Succeeded by The Earl of Lathom
Honorary titles
Preceded by Henry Arthur Herbert	Lord Lieutenant of Kerry 1866–1905	Succeeded by The Earl of Kenmare
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by Thomas Browne	Earl of Kenmare 1871–1905	Succeeded by Valentine Browne