Thomas Brash
Thomas Cuddie Brash CBE (1874–1957) was a leading figure in New Zealand's dairy industry and one of only four lay moderators of the General Assembly in the history of the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand. He was the father of Presbyterian and Ecumenical church leader Alan Brash, and grandfather of Governor of the Reserve Bank and Leader of the National Party Don Brash.
Thomas Cuddie Brash was born to William Brash and Jane Parkinson Brash (née Cuddie) at Saddle Hill, near Dunedin, on 29 November 1874. His parents were descendants of Scottish settlers who lived in Dunedin, and they bought their own farm of 400 acres (1.6 km2) at Mataura Island, Southland. Brash attended a small school near Yeovil, but had no formal secondary education.
At 15 he was employed by his uncles James and Richard Cuddie as a boilerman in their dairy factory at Mosgiel. While in Mosgiel he joined the Taieri Ramblers’ Cycling Club and became well known for his successful cycle races.
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