James Beveridge Thomson

Tun Sir James Beveridge Thomson
1st Lord President of the Federal Court
In office
1963–1966
Preceded byPost created
Succeeded bySyed Sheh Hassan Barakbah
Personal details
Born(1902-03-24)24 March 1902
Clydebank, Scotland
Died31 March 1983(1983-03-31) (aged 81)
SpouseToh Puan Datin Lady Florence Adams Thomson

Tun Sir James Beveridge Thomson, KBE, SMN, PMN, PJK[Note 1] (24 March 1902 – 31 March 1983),[1] was a Scottish jurist and barrister who was the Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Malaysia. He was also Chief Justice of Fiji.


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  1. ^ Obituary, The Times (London), 8 April 1983