William Henry Thomas Brown (14 August 1840 – 21 July 1926) was an Australian politician and sailor.
In 1856, he broke the record for a journey from Melbourne to the English Channel in the clipper Heather Bell, which reportedly remained unbeaten at the time of his death.
In 1862, in the Thomas Brown, he came to public attention when he brought the news of the death of Albert, Prince Consort from Mauritius before the ordinary mail from Britain had arrived in Australia.
[6][7][8][9] In 1913, he was captaining the Rachel Cohen, which made an unsuccessful attempt to resupply the Australasian Antarctic Expedition at Macquarie Island.
[13] In later years, Brown served as a justice of the peace, and was a made a life member of the Hobart Working Men's Association in 1923.