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 282 BRASSEY was'ed. at Rugby school, and at Univ. Coll., Oxford; B.A. 1859; M.A. 1862; Barrister (Line. Inn) 1864; M.P. (Liberal) for Devonport June to July 1865, for Hastings 1868-86; Pres. of the Statistical Soc. 1879-80; a Lord of the Admiralty 1880-84; K.C.B. (civil) 24 May 1881; Secretary to the Admiralty 1884-85. On 16 Aug. 1886 he was cr. BARON BRASSEY OF BULKELEY, co. Chester.(^) D.C.L. Oxford 1 888 ; a Lord in Wait- ing 1893-95 y Gov. of Victoria 1 895-1 901 ; Pres. of the London Chamber of Commerce 1901-04; LL.D. Dublin 1903; G.C.B. 29 June 1906. On 5 July 191 1, at the Coronation of George V, he was cr. VISCOUNT H YTHE OF H YTHE co. Kent, and EARL BR ASSEY-C) He w., i stly, 9 Oct. i860, at St. Geo., Han. Sq., Anna,('') only child of John Allnutt, of Clapham, Surrey, by his ist wife, Elizabeth Harriet, da. of John Fassett Burnett, of May Place, Crayford, Kent. She d. 14 Sep. 1887, on board the yacht "Sunbeam," oif Port Darwin, and was Ifur. at sea. Will dat. 22 Dec. 1882, pr. 16 Apr. 1888. He w., 2ndly, 18 Sep. 1890, at St. Paul's, Knightsbridge, Sybil de Vere, sister of George Devereux de Vere (Capell), 7th Earl of Essex, 3rd and yst. da. of Arthur de Vere Capell, stykJ Viscount Malden, by Emma Martha, da. of Sir Henry Meux, ist Bart. She was I?. 29 Nov. 1858, at 2 Lyall Str., Belgrave Sq. [Thomas Allnutt Brassey, s.and h. ap. by ist wife, ^. 7 Mar. 1863; ed. at Oxford; M.A. ; served in South Africa 1900; ('^) on the Council of Inst, of Naval Architects ; sometime Assist. Sec. to ist Lord of the Admiralty; a Knight of Grace of St. John of Jerusalem; Mayor of Bexhill 1909. He »?., 27 Feb. 1889, Idina Mary, 3rd da. of William (Nevill), ist Marquess of Abergavenny, by Caroline, ist da. of Sir John van-den- Bempde-Johnstone, 2nd Bart., of Hackness Hall, co. York. She was k 5 May 1865, and is a Lady of Grace of St. John of Jerusalem.] ('') This was a consolation peerage for his defeat as Liberal candidate for St. Andrews, and for the Abercromby division of Liverpool. For a list of these peerages see vol. v, Appendix B. " Tom Brassey, the simple, honest, hard-working son of the great contractor and millionaire . . . whom I have watched grow rapidly up from nothing to a peerage, with only boundless money and commonsense as his aides-de-camp." {The Story of My Life, by Augustus Hare, vol. ii, p. 25). He is a pleasant looking man of medium height, clean shaven, with sandy hair, prominent eyes, and a Saxon type of face. He has travelled much, and is industrious in making commonplace books. Accordingly, he is a well informed person, and if he possessed a little more originality he would be a very interesting companion. He is friendly and good-natured, but without much sense of humour, so takes him- self very seriously. After much searching of heart he fell into line with Gladstone on the Home Rule question. As the Governor of a leading Colony, he showed himself restless and a little undignified. He holds a master mariner's certificate, and is really fond of the sea. V.G. C") For a list of coronation peerages see Appendix F to this volume. (') She was well known as the authoress of the Voyage of the Sunbeam, describing her travels in almost every part of the world. {^) For a list of peers and heirs ap. of peers who served in this war, see vol. iii. Appendix B. V.G.