Thomas Brentnall
# Thomas Brentnall

Thomas Brentnall (30 December 1846 – 10 July 1937) was an English-born chartered accountant who was the first president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia.

## Early life and background

He was the nephew of Thomas Brentnall, the 9th Mayor of Middlesbrough (1862). He matriculated at the University of Durham.

## Accountancy in Australia

His successful business evolved with several names, Brentnall & Riley, Brentnall, Norton & Co., and Brentnall, Mewton & Butler. From 1880, he lived at Newnham, Caroline Street, in South Yarra.

## Other interests

Brentnall was a keen musician and most notably a violinist and often performed in Melbourne.

## Death

His wife, Caroline Brentnall (née Crossley) died in 1909.

