Thomas Brydone, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas Brydone

New Zealand land company manager, farm manager and freezing industry developer

Date of Birth: 14-Apr-1837

Place of Birth: West Linton, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 17-Jun-1904

Profession: farmer, general manager

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Thomas Brydone (14 April 1837–17 June 1904) was a New Zealand land-company manager, farm manager and freezing-industry developer.
Born in West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland on 14 April 1837.
Brydone working with William Soltau Davidson improved the efficacy of pre-existent refrigeration technology, creating the meat export industry between New Zealand and Britain in the 1880s.The first shipment left Oamaru in 1881 on the Dunedin arriving in Britain on February 15 1882, creating New Zealand's early lead in the industry.
The settlement of Brydone, Southland is named after Thomas.