Thomas Frederic De Courcy Browne (1838 – 9 October 1899) was an Irish-born Australian politician and journalist.
His early life is unclear; some sources state that he was educated at the University of Dublin, while others indicate he went to the Victorian goldmines as an adolescent.
[9] He then accepted an appointment as Acting Clerk of Petty Sessions on the Gilbert River Goldfields in July 1869, but quarreled with the Gold Commissioner, leading to both being removed from their positions.
[13][14] In May 1873, he was found guilty of criminal libel against Thomas Alexander Browne and sentenced to six months imprisonment in Darlinghurst Gaol.
[18] In the same month, he was elected as the Mudgee district representative on the Mining Board of New South Wales, on which he served for several years.