Valentine Browne, 6th Earl of Kenmare

Born 29 May 1891 in Grosvenor Square, London, eldest son of Valentine Browne, 5th earl of Kenmare, and Elizabeth Browne (née Baring), eldest daughter of Lord Revelstoke.

[1] He was educated entirely in England, finishing with a BA in Cambridge, then headed for Europe.

On his return to London he entered the banking business for a period but soon became a journalist, best known for his widely read 'Londoner's Log'.

[3] After he became a regular columnist for the Sunday Express in April 1926, his "witty but unmalicious commentary" on contemporary public life made him "the most celebrated gossip columnist in the British press" of his time.

[7] Lord Castlerosse was married twice, his wives being: He died in September 1943 aged 52 and is buried in the family vault in Killarney Cathedral.