Thomas Robert Gore Browne ( Eng. Thomas Robert Gore Browne ; July 3, 1807 , Aylesbury , Buckinghamshire , England - April 17, 1887 , London , England ) - British colonial administrator, governor of St. Helena (1851-1852), 4th governor of New Zealand (1855-1861), 2nd Governor of Tasmania (1861-1868), Colonel [1] [2] .
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| Predecessor | Patrick Ross | ||||||
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| Predecessor | George Gray | ||||||
| Successor | George Gray | ||||||
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| Predecessor | Henry Young | ||||||
| Successor | Charles Ducane | ||||||
| Birth | July 3, 1807 Aylesbury , Buckinghamshire , England | ||||||
| Death | April 17, 1887 (aged 79) London england | ||||||
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| Rank | Colonel | ||||||
| Battles | First Anglo-Afghan War | ||||||
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Biography
Thomas Gore Brown was born on July 3, 1807 in Aylesbury ( Buckinghamshire , England ). He was the second son in the family of Robert Browne , colonel of the Buckinghamshire militia, and his wife, Sarah Dorothea, née Steward ( Sarah Dorothea, née Steward ) [1] [2] .
Thomas Gore Brown began his military service at the age of 16. He began serving in the 44th Infantry Regiment, and in 1824 he was transferred to the 28th Infantry Regiment. In 1826, Brown received the rank of lieutenant, in 1829 - captain, and in 1834 - major. Between 1832 and 1835, Thomas Gore Brown was an adjutant to , in the Ionian Islands. [1]
In 1836, Thomas Gore Brown was transferred to the , which he commanded in 1839-1842 during the First Anglo-Afghan War [1] . With his regiment, he participated in the battles of Kandahar , Ghazni , Kabul , as well as in battles at the Khyber Pass and other battles [3] . For his service, he was introduced to the rank of lieutenant colonel ( lieutenant colonel ), and the title itself was awarded in 1845. In 1843, Brown became a cavalier (companion) of the Order of the Bath ( CB ) [1] .
In 1851, Brown was appointed governor of the island of St. Helena , and remained in this post from July 1851 to December 1854 [1] . June 4, 1851 Thomas Gore Brown married Harriet Louisa Campbell ( Harriet Louisa Campbell ), later in their family had six children - four sons and two daughters [2] (according to other sources, he married in 1854 [1] ).
In 1854, Thomas Gore Brown was appointed Governor of New Zealand . He arrived in Auckland on September 6, 1855. During his work as a governor, a number of conflicts arose with the local population ( Maori ), in particular, due to the sale of their land. In 1861, Brown was removed from the post of governor of New Zealand [1] .
In December 1861, Thomas Gore Brown was appointed governor of Tasmania and worked there until the end of 1868. Despite the economic depression, he was popular among the people of Tasmania. To compensate for the outflow of population to the mainland of Australia, he advocated immigration . He supported reforms in school education, as well as progressive farming and irrigation methods [1] .
In December 1868, Brown left for England. In June 1869 he was promoted to Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George ( KCMG ). From July 1870 to April 1871 he worked as interim administrator of Bermuda [1] .
Thomas Gore Brown died on April 17, 1887 in London [1] .
Memory
- In honor of Thomas Gore Brown, the city of Gore , located in southern New Zealand, was named [4] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Helen M. Amos. Browne, Sir Thomas Gore (1807-1887 ) . Australian Dictionary of Biography, Australian National University. Date of treatment July 7, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 3 BJ Dalton. Browne, Thomas Robert Gore // Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand . - Ministry for Culture and Heritage . Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ↑ Death of Sir Thomas Gore Browne, KCMG . Evening Post, Volume XXXIII, Issue 92, Page 2 - paperspast.natlib.govt.nz (April 20, 1887). Date of treatment July 9, 2014.
- ↑ David Grant. Southland places - Eastern Southland // Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand . - Ministry for Culture and Heritage . Retrieved June 29, 2016.