Howe Peter Browne Sligo

Howe Peter Brown, 2nd Marquis of PC “Sligo” (Ire) (May 18, 1788, London - January 26, 1845, Tunbridge Wells), was an Irish peer and colonial governor, in the style of Viscount Westport until 1800 and Earl of Altamont from 1800 to 1809. Howe Brown was the son and heir of John Brown, 1st Marquis of Sligo. He was educated at Eton and Jesus College of Cambridge, receiving a master's degree as Lord Altamont in 1808. In his early years, he is believed to have made friends with Thomas de Quincy and Lord Byron. He became the Marquis of Sligo in 1809 after the death of his father and was appointed knight of the Order of St. Patrick on November 11, 1809. In 1812, Brown was charged with “seducing and persuading (the sailor) to leave the desert (navy),” the death penalty in the most extreme case. Brown was convicted and sentenced to a fine of £ 5,000 and four months in Newgate. In a strange turn of events during the trial, his mother fell in love with Judge Sir William Scott. After the trial, both were introduced and then married, despite a 20-year age gap. However, the marriage was not happy and was obviously on the rocks only a year later.