Sir Thomas Charles Scanlen | |
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| Prime Minister of the Cape Colony | |
| In office 9 May 1881 – 12 May 1884 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Governor | Hercules Robinson |
| Preceded by | John Gordon Sprigg |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Upington |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 July 1834 Albany, Cape Colony |
| Died | 15 December 1912 (aged 78) Salisbury, BSAC Rhodesia |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Emma Thackwray, Sarah Ann Dennison |
| Occupation | Politician |
Sir Thomas Charles Scanlen KCMG (9 July 1834 – 15 December 1912) was a politician and administrator of the Cape Colony.
He was briefly Prime Minister of the Cape Colony, from 1881 to 1884, during an especially turbulent period in the Cape's history, dominated by conflicts such as the Basuto Gun War. He was also the Cape's first locally-born Prime Minister.