Thomas Makdougall Brisbane ( 1773 - 1860 )

Birth: Brisbane House, Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland (23 July 1773) Death: Brisbane House, Largs, Ayrshire (27 January 1860) Profession: Soldier Research Field: Astronomy Education: Edinburgh University Career: Ensign, 38th Regiment (1789); Lieutenant (1792); Captain (1793); served in Flanders under the Duke of York; Major (1795); Brigadier General, army of the Peninsula (1812); Governor, New South Wales (1821-1826); Lieutenant General (1825); retired to Scotland; General (1841) Honours: KCB 1814; Bt 1836; GCB 1837 Memberships: FRSE (President 1852) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 10/05/1810 Council: VP 1843-1844.