| Authorised form of name | Brisbane; Sir; Thomas Makdougall (1773 - 1860) |
| Other forms of name | Thomas Macdougall |
| Dates | 1773 - 1860 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Brisbane House, Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Date of birth | 23 July 1773 |
| Place of death | Brisbane House, Largs, Ayrshire |
| Date of death | 27 January 1860 |
| Occupation | Soldier |
| Research field | Astronomy |
| Activity | 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)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 10/05/1810 |
| Royal Society activity | Royal Society roles:
VP 1843-1844 |
| Relationships | Son of Thomas Brisbane; married Anna Maria, heiress of Sir Henry Hay Makdougall, and took the name |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1860-1862 vol 11 pp iii-vii
Notes:
DNB is source of 'Makdougall' spelling. |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/94380103 |
| Royal Society code | NA7436 |
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| DM/4/74 | Letter from Thomas Brisbane, Makerstoun Kelso, to the President & Council of the Royal Society | 18 January 1830 |
| DM/4/103 | Letter from Thomas Brisbane to Davies Gilbert, President, Royal Society | 17 November 1830 |
| DM/4/94 | Letter from Thomas Brisbane to the President and Council of the Royal Society | 9 June 1830 |
| DM/4/95 | Letter from Charles Rumker to Davies Gilbert, President, Royal Society | 18 June 1830 |
| DM/4/79 | Copy of a letter from James Dunlop | 28 February 1830 |
| DM/4/75 | Copy of a letter from Edward Sabine, Secretary, Royal Society, to Sir Thomas Brisbane | 6 February 1830 |
| DM/4/81 | Copy of a letter from Thomas Brisbane, Makerstoun, Kelso, to Sir George Murray | 2 May 1830 |
| IM/000565 | Brisbane, Sir Thomas Makdougall | nd |
| DM/4/77 | Letter from Thomas Brisbane, Makerstoun, Kelso, to the President and Council of the Royal Society | 21 February 1830 |
| DM/4/92 | Copy of letter from Edward Sabine to Sir Thomas Brisbane | 13 March 1830 |
| DM/4/76 | Letter from Thomas Brisbane, Makerstoun, Kelso, to Edward Sabine, Secretary, Royal Society | 21 February 1830 |
| DM/4/78 | Letter from Thomas Brisbane, Makerstoun, Kelso, to Sir George Murray | 28 February 1830 |
| EC/1810/02 | Brisbane, Sir Thomas Makdougall: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| PT/16/24 | Paper, 'An account of experiments made with an invariable pendulum at New South Wales' by Major Gen Sir Thos [Thomas] Brisbane | [1823] |
| AP/11/5/10 | Unpublished copy of observations, 'Experiments with an invariable pendulum' by [Thomas Brisbane] | September-October 1824 |
| AP/11/5/3 | Unpublished letter, regarding fourth set of observations from Australia from Tho [Thomas] Brisbane to Sir H [Humphry] Davy | 14 February 1823 |
| AP/11/5/4 | Unpublished letter, regarding meteorological observations in Australia from Tho [Thomas] Brisbane to Sir H [Humphry] Davy | 18 April 1823 |
| AP/11/5/7 | Unpublished observations, of the winter solstice in Parramatta by [Thomas Brisbane] | 1824 |
| AP/11/5/8 | Unpublished letter, regarding observations with invariable pendulum from Tho [Thomas] Brisbane to [Sir Humphry Davy?] | 6 February 1825 |
| AP/11/5/2 | Unpublished letter, regarding astronomical observations from Australia from Tho [Thomas] Brisbane to Sir Humphry Davy | 18 January 1823 |
| AP/11/5/1 | Unpublished letter, regarding observations at Australian Observatory from Tho [Thomas] Brisbane to Sir Humphry Davy | 6 September 1822 |
| AP/11/5/6 | Unpublished letter, regarding observations with invariable pendulum from Tho [Thomas] Brisbane to Capt [Henry] Kater | 6 November 1824 |
| AP/11/5/9 | Unpublished observations, 'Experiments with an invariable pendulum, made at Parramatta' by [Thomas Brisbane] | September-October 1824 |
| AP/11/5/5 | Unpublished copy letter, regarding Australian geology and meteorology from Tho [Thomas] Brisbane to [Sir Humphry Davy?] | 11 June 1824 |
| AP/11/5 | Unpublished letters, regarding observations from Parramatta from Sir Thomas Brisbane | 1822-1825 |
| MS/257/1/242 | Letter from John Allan Broun, Makerstoun, Kelso to Sir Thomas Macdougall Brisbane | 29 April 1843 |
| MS/257/1/232 | Letter from Thomas Macdougall Brisbane, Makerstoun, Kelso to [Edward Sabine] | 4 September 1841 |
| MS/257/4/29 | Letter from Edward Sabine, Woolwich, to Sir [Thomas Makdougall] Brisbane | 6 May 1843 |
| HS/22/107 | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Thomas Makdougall Brisbane, dated at Collingwood | 2 January 1842 |