Sir Thomas Southorn | |
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| Governor of the Gambia | |
| In office 22 October 1936 – 23 March 1942 | |
| Monarchs | Edward VIII George VI |
| Preceded by | Arthur Richards |
| Succeeded by | Hilary Blood |
| Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong | |
| In office 1 May 1925 – 23 March 1936 | |
| Governor | Cecil Clementi William Peel Andrew Caldecott |
| Preceded by | Claud Severn |
| Succeeded by | Norman Lockhart Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 August 1879 |
| Died | 15 March 1957 (aged 77) |
| Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Oxford |
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| Traditional Chinese | 修頓 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 修顿 | ||||||||||||
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| Alternative Chinese name | |||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 蕭敦 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 萧敦 | ||||||||||||
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Sir Wilfrid Thomas Southorn KCMG KBE (4 August 1879 – 15 March 1957) (Chinese Translated Name: 修頓, Old Translated Name:蕭敦), known as Tom, was a British colonial administrator, spending the large part of his career in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) before serving as Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong, then Governor of The Gambia.