- BRASSEY, THOMAS
- a great railway contractor, born in Cheshire; contracted for the construction of railways in all parts of the world (1805-1870).
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. James Wood. 1907.
BRASSEY, THOMAS
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Brassey — (spr. brässĭ), Thomas, Lord, engl. Volkswirt und Politiker, geb. 11. Febr. 1836 in Stafford, 1866 86 Mitglied des Unterhauses, 1880 Admiralitätslord, 1886 Admiralitätssekretär und Peer, 1895 1900 Gouverneur von Victoria; gibt »The naval annual«… … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
