Colonel Thomas Bernard (September 1816 – 13 December 1882) was an Anglo-Irish British Army officer and official.
[1] He was commissioned into the 12th Royal Lancers, attaining the rank of Captain before retiring on half-pay.
Bernard was appointed Lord Lieutenant of King's County on 17 December 1867, serving in the role until his death.
[3] He was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel of the King's County Royal Rifle Militia on 6 March 1855, just before it was embodied for home defence duties during the Crimean War.
The daughter, Louisa Catherine, was born on 22 March 1839, and baptised as if she were legitimate, with the surname Bernard (although her birth was not registered under either Bernard or Fairbrother).