Thomas Allnutt Brassey, 2nd Earl Brassey TD, DL, JP, MInstNA,

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(7 March 1863 – 12 November 1919), styled Viscount Hythe between 1911 and 1918, was a British peer, who was for many years editor or joint editor of ''

Brassey's Naval Annual ''The Naval Annual'' was a periodical that provided considerable text and graphic information (largely concerning the British Royal Navy) which had previously been obtainable only by consulting a wide range of often foreign language publications. ...

''. Brassey was the only son of

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, by his first wife Anna, daughter of John Allnutt. He was educated at

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and

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in the London Brigade of Royal Naval Artillery Volunteers from 1888 to 1892. He acted as Assistant Private Secretary to Earl Spencer during the time the latter was

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(1892–95), and in 1894 was Assistant Secretary of the

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that his father chaired. Brassey was appointed a

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in the

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on 19 January 1898. After the outbreak of the

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in late 1899, Brassey volunteered for active service and was commissioned

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of 69 (Sussex) Company of the

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on 28 March 1900. While in South Africa he served as acting Civil Commissioner for the British government at

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in 1901, following its surrender by the Boers xthe previous year. He later became Lieutenant-Colonel in command of the West Kent Yeomanry in 1910, retiring in May 1914. He was awarded the TD in 1909. After the outbreak of the

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he raised a second battalion to this regiment for home service, which he commanded until 1916, remaining on the

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. He was also attached to the

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Transport Staff and his service entitled him to two campaign medals, but the location of the qualifying service is not given. Appendix F - Peers and Sons of Peers who served in the Great War. He is simply noted as having done "Special Service" with no details armed force or campaign medals awarded. He was editor of ''

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'' from 1892 to 1899 and then either alone or jointly with John Leyland editor from 1902 to 1914, and finally in 1919. He stood unsuccessfully for election to Parliament as

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candidate for

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in 1892, and for

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in 1895 and 1900. In the latter year's general election, he fought against Kenneth Robert Balfour, and after a close and disputed result, the two men gave their names to adjoining roads in the constituency. He made a further unsuccessful attempt to stand for election at Devonport in 1902. He was Mayor of

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in 1909 and served as a Deputy Lieutenant and

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for

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. He was active in promoting a renewed

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. Brassey was managing director of lead mining and smelting companies in mainland

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and

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, such as the mine in Ingurtosu, a hamlet belonging to

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. He was Knight of Grace of the

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and Commander of the

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. Lord Brassey married Lady Idina Mary Nevill, daughter of

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, on 28 February 1889. They had no children. He succeeded to his father's title in 1918, enabling him to sit in the House of Lords. He died childless in November the following year, aged 56 after being hit by a taxi,''The Scotsman'', 15 November 1919. when the titles became extinct. He was buried in

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. The Countess Brassey died in February 1951, aged 85.

Footnotes

References

* Ranft, Bryan (ed.), ''Ironclad to Trident, 100 Years of Defence Commentary, BRASSEYS's 1886–1986'', Brassey's Defence Publishing (part of the Pergamon Group), 1986. .

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Thomas Brassey, 2nd Earl Brassey Thomas Allnutt Brassey, 2nd Earl Brassey TD, DL, JP, MInstNA, AMICE (7 March 1863 – 12 November 1919), styled Viscount Hythe between 1911 and 1918, was a British peer, who was for many years editor or joint editor of ''Brassey's Naval Annu ...

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