Thomas Brisbane, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas Brisbane

British Army general

Date of Birth: 23-Jul-1773

Place of Birth: Largs, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 27-Jan-1860

Profession: astronomer, military personnel, politician

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Major General Sir Thomas MacDougall Brisbane, 1st Baronet, (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 scientific and agricultural training.
Rivals besmirched his reputation and the British Secretary of State for the Colonies, Lord Bathurst, recalled Brisbane and his colonial secretary Frederick Goulburn.
Brisbane, a new convict settlement, was named in his honour and is now among the largest cities in Australia.