DEATH OF SIR THOMAS GORE BROWNE, K.C.M.G.
By Electric Telegraph —Copyright. (special to united press association.) London, April 19. Obituary—Sir Thomas Gore Browne, formerly Governor of New Zealand ; aged 80. [Sir Thomas Gore Browne, K.C.M.G., was born in ISO 7 ; entered the Army at the age of 16, and served for many years with 1 the 28th Regiment ; acted as aide-de-camp to Lord Nugent, and was for some time Colonial Secretary. In 1836 Major Gore Browne exchanged into the 41st Regiment, and served daring the occupation of Afghanistan. He held the command of his regiment at the battles of Candahar, Ghuznee, Cabal, and his gallantry and humanity were such that he obtained a lieutenant-colonelcy and was made a C.B. In 1854 Colonel Gore Brown was appointed Governor of New Zealand, and in 1861, having completed his term of office, was succeeded by Bir George Grey, and he himself succeeded Sir Henry Young as Governor of Tasmania. He resigned the last-men-tioned office in 1869, when he was created a Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and Sfc. George. Sir Thomas was appointed Governor of Bermuda in 1870, and. resigned that post in 1872.]
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New Zealand Mail, 22 April 1887, Page 27
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