Thomas Brand, 4th Viscount Hampden
Thomas Henry Brand, 4th Viscount Hampden | |
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| Born | March 30, 1900 Montagu House, Whitehall, London, England |
| Died | October 17, 1965 (aged 65) |
| Occupation(s) | Banker, British nobleman |
| Known for | Viscount Hampden, Managing Director and Chairman of Lazard Brothers & Co |
Thomas Henry Brand, 4th Viscount Hampden CMG (30 March 1900 – 17 October 1965) was a British nobleman who held the peerages of Viscount Hampden and Baron Dacre.
Biography
As the firstborn son of Thomas Brand, 3rd Viscount Hampden, a military officer and courtier, and Lady Katharine Mary Montagu-Douglas-Scott, daughter of the 6th Duke of Buccleuch, Brand was born at Montagu House in Whitehall, London. His education took place at Eton College, and from 1913 until 1916 he served as a Page of Honour to King George V. Subsequently, he was commissioned as a Lieutenant in the Rifle Brigade of the British Army.
In 1923, he wed Leila Seely, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Frank Seely from Ramsdale Park, Nottinghamshire. The couple had four daughters: Sarah Elizma (1924–1937), Gian Katherine (1927–1929), Rachel Leila (1929–2012), and Tessa Mary (1934–2020).
Brand assumed the role of Managing Director at Lazard Brothers & Co in 1931. During the Second World War, he acted as Chief Executive Officer representing Britain on the Combined Production and Resources Board between 1942 and 1944, and subsequently chaired the Official Committee for Supplies to Liberated Areas from 1944 to 1945. He was honored with the CMG distinction in 1943. Later, in 1953–54, he served as Chairman of the Issuing Houses Association. Upon his father's passing in 1958, he inherited his titles and was appointed Chairman of Lazard in 1965.
Following his death in 1965, his brother David inherited the Viscountcy of Hampden. The Barony of Dacre entered abeyance between his two surviving daughters until it was terminated in favor of his eldest daughter, Rachel Douglas-Home, in 1970.