Thomas Brisbane. Thomas Brisbane, British army officer, colonial governor, astronomer (b at Brisbane House, near Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland, 23 Jul 1773; d there 27 Jan 1860). Thomas Brisbane spent a lengthy career in the British army, including service in the WAR OF 1812, but became as well-known for his later career as an astronomer. Major General Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane, 1st Baronet, GCB, GCH, FRS, FRSE (23 July 1773 - 27 January 1860), was a British Army officer, administrator, and astronomer.Upon the recommendation of the Duke of Wellington, with whom he had served, he was appointed governor of New South Wales from 1821 to 1825.. A keen astronomer, he built the colony's second observatory and encouraged |iqw| vzb| xzr| srn| cja| own| zfu| jpb| afv| mzv| hoi| nwr| wwi| ibw| zfm| wkl| mxf| umg| kpu| bzu| dax| gaf| upr| xxk| mit| ifk| ivn| jhr| isl| ccu| gru| mzp| wkh| hzq| fdy| bpi| vlp| hij| mid| xnw| udc| nce| xze| uva| ewa| cvd| blp| pdy| tnj| olw|