Thomas Southorn
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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.
Quick Facts Sir Thomas SouthornKCMG KBE, Governor of the Gambia ...
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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(1957-03-15) (aged 77) |
Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Oxford |
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Traditional Chinese | 修頓 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 修顿 | ||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 蕭敦 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 萧敦 | ||||||||||||
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