Thomas Forster Brown (1835 – 23 October 1907) was an English civil and mining engineer who was known for his activity in South Wales.
He learned his trade from Thomas Emerson Forster, who gave him practical experience of the metal and coal mines of Northumberland and Durham.
In 1855 he was appointed Assistant Manager or Resident Viewer of the Stella Colliery, Durham.
[1] Brown was deputy gaveller (mineral agent) for the Crown in the Forest of Dean from 1865 to 1903.
In 1896 he was elected a member of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce.