Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey [SEP] position held
Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey
Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey (11 February 1836 – 23 February 1918) was a British Liberal Party politician, Governor of Victoria and founder of "The Naval Annual".
Background and education.
Brassey was the son of the railway contractor Thomas Brassey, by Maria Harrison, daughter of Joseph Harrison, a forwarding and shipping agent. He was the brother of Henry Brassey and Albert Brassey. He was educated at Rugby and University College, Oxford, and was called to the
Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey, and Albert Brassey. the titles are held by his great-grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2015.
The family seat is The Manor House, Apethorpe, Northamptonshire
Barons Brassey of Apethorpe (1938).
- Henry Leonard Campbell Brassey, 1st Baron Brassey of Apethorpe (1870–1958)
- Bernard Thomas Brassey, 2nd Baron Brassey of Apethorpe (1905–1967)
- David Henry Brassey, 3rd Baron Brassey of Apethorpe (1932–2015)
- Edward Brassey