Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey

The Right Honourable
The Earl Brassey
GCB TD JP DL
Lord Brassey, 1895.
Governor of Victoria
In office
6 February 1895 – 31 March 1900
MonarchQueen Victoria
Preceded byThe Earl of Hopetoun
Succeeded bySir George Clarke
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
14 August 1886 – 23 February 1918
Preceded byPeerage created
Succeeded byThe 2nd Earl Brassey
Personal details
Born11 February 1836 (1836-02-11)
Died23 February 1918(1918-02-23) (aged 82)
PartyLiberal
Spouses
  • 1: Anna Allnutt (m. 1860–1887; her death)
  • 2: Sybil de Vere Capell
Alma materUniversity College, Oxford
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Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey (11 February 1836 – 23 February 1918), was a British Liberal Party politician, governor of the Colony of Victoria and founder of The Naval Annual.

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