Sir thomas makdougall brisbane biography of albert
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History of Brisbane
The recorded history of Brisbane dates from 1799, when Matthew Flinders explored Moreton Bay on an expedition from Port Jackson, although the region had long been occupied by the Yugara and Turrbal aboriginal tribes. The town was conceived initially as a penal colony for British convicts sent from Sydney. Its suitability for fishing, farming, timbering, and other occupations, however, by 1838, pressure from free settlers led to Brisbane's designation as an area for free settlement in 1842, opening it to non-convict immigrants and beginning its transformation into a commercial and agricultural hub. The town became a municipality in 1859 and a consolidated metropolitan area in 1924. Brisbane encountered major flooding disasters in 1893, 1974, 2011 and 2022. Significant numbers of US troops were stationed in Brisbane during World War II. The city hosted the 1982 Commonwealth Games, World Expo 88, and the 2014 G20 Brisbane summit.
Etymology
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Brisbane History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
- Origins Available:
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Etymology of Brisbane
What does the name Brisbane mean?
The ancient Dalriadan kingdom consisted of the Hebrides islands, and the rugged mountains of Scotland west coast. The name Brisbane began in this region; it was a nickname for a individ who had sustained a broken bone. This surname derived from the Old French word, briser, which means to break, and the Old English word, bàn, which means bone.1 This was also a nickname, given to a person who was often involved in fights, which resulted in the breaking of bones. Members of the Brisbane family were found in the county of Renfrew (now part of the Strathclyde region), in Scotland, where the family can trace its origin to shortly after the Norman Conquest, in 1066.
Alternatively, the name could have derived from "a place where courts were held; brys, a rättegång at law, and bann, a mount; breasban, the royal mount. The family of Brisban
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Left: Unidentified death mask. Right: John Watson Gordon, Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane (1773–1860). The Royal gemenskap of Edinburgh. 1848. Oil on canvas. © The Royal samhälle of Edinburgh.
There is one maskering in the Laurence Hutton Collection of Life and Death Masks unmarked and unidentified. Might this be the death mask of Sir Thomas Brisbane? Here are a few known portraits next to our mask. What do you think?
Sir Thomas Brisbane led a brigade in the Battle of Plattsburgh in 1814, a loss for the British (artist unknown, courtesy State Library of Queensland).
According to the Australian Dictionary of Biography:
Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane (1773-1860), governor, was born on 23 July 1773 at Brisbane House, near Largs, Ayrshire, son of a family of ancient Scottish lineage. He was educated by tutors and attended both the University of Edinburgh and the English Academy, Kensington. In 1789 he was commissioned an ensign in the 38th Regiment, which next year he joine