| Thomas Ashburnham | |
| Birth Date: | 1808[1] [2] |
| Death Date: | 2 March 1872 (aged 64) |
| Birth Place: | Barking, Suffolk |
| Death Place: | Park Street, Mayfair, London |
| Allegiance: |  United Kingdom |
| Branch: | British Army |
| Rank: | General |
| Commands: | Commander of British Troops in China and Hong Kong |
| Battles: | First Anglo-Sikh War |
| Awards: | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
General Thomas Ashburnham CB (1808 - 2 March 1872) was Commander of British Troops in China and Hong Kong.
Born the son of the 3rd Earl of Ashburnham, Thomas Ashburnham became a Coldstream Guards officer. He went on to serve in India during the First Anglo-Sikh War between 1845 and 1846.[3]
He was appointed Commander of British Troops in China and Hong Kong in 1857.[4]
He was also Colonel of the 82nd Regiment of Foot from 1859 until his death.[5]
In retirement he lived in Park Street in London and died in 1872.
In 1860, he married Adelaide Georgiana Frederica Foley, daughter of Thomas Foley, 3rd Baron Foley.[6]