Thomas Gore Browne
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Colonel Sir Thomas Robert Gore Browne KCMG, CB |
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| Governor of Saint Helena | |
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In office 18 July 1851 – 15 December 1854 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Preceded by | Patrick Ross |
| Succeeded by | Edward Hay Drummond Hay |
| 4th Governor of New Zealand | |
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In office 6 September 1855 – 3 October 1861 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Premier |
Henry Sewell William Fox Edward Stafford |
| Preceded by | Sir George Grey |
| Succeeded by | Sir George Grey |
| 2nd Governor of Tasmania | |
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In office 11 December 1861 – 30 December 1868 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Henry Young |
| Succeeded by | Charles Du Cane |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
3 July 1807 Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK |
| Died | 17 April 1887 (aged 79) London, England, UK |
| Nationality | British |
Colonel Sir Thomas Robert Gore Browne KCMG CB (3 July 1807 – 17 April 1887) was a British colonial administrator, who was Governor of St Helena, Governor of New Zealand, Governor of Tasmania and Governor of Bermuda.
Browne was born in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, the first son of Robert Browne of Morton House, in Buckinghamshire, and of Sarah Dorothea Steward; his younger brother was Harold Browne (later Bishop of Winchester.) He served with the British Army in Afghanistan and India. In 1824 he purchased an Ensigncy in the 44th Foot, but three months later exchanged into the 28th Foot. In 1829 he purchased a Captaincy. In 1836, as a Major, he exchanged into the 41st Foot. In 1842 he was promoted Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army, in 1845 he purchased the Lieutenant-Colonelcy of the 41st Foot, and in 1849 he exchanged into the 21st Foot. He was Governor of St Helena from July 1851 to December 1854. He was promoted Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army in 1854, by which time he was back in his original regiment, the 44th Foot. In 1857, he exchanged from the 14th Foot to the Lieutenant-Colonelcy of the 43rd Foot.
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