Sir Shenton Thomas | |
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| Governor of the Straits Settlements | |
| In office 12 September 1945 – 31 March 1946 | |
| Preceded by | Vacant |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| In office 9 November 1934 – 15 February 1942[a] | |
| Preceded by | Sir Cecil Clementi |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Governor of the Gold Coast | |
| In office 30 November 1932 – 13 May 1934 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Preceded by | Geoffry Northcote (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Geoffry Northcote (acting) |
| Governor of Nyasaland | |
| In office 7 November 1929 – 22 November 1932 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Hubert Winthrop Young |
| Succeeded by | Wilfred Bennett Davidson-Houston |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Shenton Whitelegge Thomas 10 October 1879 Southwark, London, United Kingdom |
| Died | 15 January 1962 (aged 82) London, United Kingdom |
| Spouse |
Lucy Marguerite (Daisy) Montgomery
(m. 1912) |
| Children | Mary Bridget Thomas (daughter) |
| Occupation | Colonial administrator |
Sir Thomas Shenton Whitelegge Thomas GCMG, OBE, KStJ (10 October 1879 – 15 January 1962) was a British colonial administrator, best remembered as the Governor of the Straits Settlements at the time of the Japanese invasion during the Second World War.
Born in England, Thomas spent the majority of his early career in the Colonial Service in Africa, rising to become Governor of Nyasaland and of the Gold Coast. He was appointed to the Straits Settlements in 1934, serving as Governor until 1942, when he became a Japanese prisoner-of-war after the fall of Singapore. He served again as Governor of the Straits Settlements after the war, from 1945 until 1946, when the territory was broken up.
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