Henry Brand, 2nd Viscount Hampden

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Engraved portrait of Brand, drawn by Percy F. Spence.
Engraved portrait of Brand, drawn by Percy F. Spence.

Henry Robert Brand, 2nd Viscount Hampden, GCMG (2 May 18412 November 1906) was Governor of New South Wales from 1895 to 1899.

He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Hertfordshire 1868-1873 and for Stroud 1880-1886.

He succeeded his father Henry Brand, 1st Viscount Hampden on March 14, 1892 as 2nd Viscount Hampden and 24th Baron Dacre.

Brand arrived in Sydney, Australia on 21 November 1895, and served an uneventful term. He was the second-last Governor of New South Wales before the Federation of Australia. He left Sydney quietly and returned to London, where he died in 1906.

Brand had six children with his second wife, Susan Henrietta Cavendish, including Robert Henry Brand.

Hampden Bridge in Kangaroo Valley, NSW is named for him.

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Political offices
Preceded by
Sir Robert Duff
Governor of New South Wales
1895–1902
Succeeded by
The Earl Beauchamp
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Henry Brand
Viscount Hampden
1892–1906
Succeeded by
Thomas Brand