Sir Edmond Browne (1857-9 March 1928) was a civil servant, journalist, barrister, and politician. Born in County Tipperary, Ireland, he was employed as a civil servant for ten years before resigning to take up a post as acting editor of the Weekly Sun, the newspaper established by the Irish Nationalist member of parliament, T. P. O'Connor. In 1894 he was called to the bar, doing much legal work for trade unions. He became a King's Counsel and was legal advisor to the Trades Union Congress.