Laurence Guillemard

Sir Laurence Nunns Guillemard GCMG KCB (7 June 1862 – 13 December 1951) was a British civil servant who served as high commissioner in Malaya when it was under the British Empire.

His Excellency Sir Laurence Guillemard GCMG KCB
18th Governor of the Straits Settlements
In office 17 February 1920 – 3 June 1927
Monarch	George V
Preceded by	Sir Arthur Young
Succeeded by	Sir Hugh Clifford
Personal details
Born	7 June 1862
Died	13 December 1951 (aged 89)
Spouse(s)	Lady Ella Guillemard ​ ​ (m. 1902; died 1940)​ [1][2]
Father	Rev. William Guillemard
Alma mater	Charterhouse School Trinity College, Cambridge
Profession	Colonial Administrator

Career

Guillemard entered the civil service in 1886[3] and joined the Treasury in 1888[4] where he was a Private Secretary to both Chancellors of the Exchequer, Sir William Harcourt and Sir Michael Hicks Beach between 1892 and 1902.[1] In May 1902, he was appointed Deputy-Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue and Chairman of the Board of Customs in 1908.[1]

He was appointed Governor of the Straits Settlements and High Commissioner for the Federated Malay States in 1920[5] and retired from the civil service in 1927.[6]

Personal life

Guillemard is the only son of Rev. William Guillemard. He was educated at Charterhouse School and Trinity College, Cambridge.[1][7]

Awards and honours

Guillemard was invested as a Companion of Order of the Bath (CB) in 1905,[8] Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in 1910[9] and a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in 1923.[10] He was later awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) in the 1927 New Year Honours.[11]

Legacy

Guillemard Bridge was named after him.[12]

References

1. "The New Governor". The Straits Times. 10 October 1919. p. 10.
2. Guillemard, Lady Ella (d 1940)
3. "No. 25564". The London Gazette. 2 March 1886. p. 1034.
4. "No. 25821". The London Gazette. 29 May 1888. p. 3013.
5. "No. 31642". The London Gazette. 14 November 1919. p. 13800.
6. "Sir Laurence Guillemard". The Straits Times. 18 December 1951. p. 8.
7. "Laurence Nunns Guillemard". nlb.gov.sg. 23 April 2014.
8. "No. 11739". The London Gazette. 4 July 1905. p. 655.
9. "No. 28388". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 June 1910. p. 4476.
10. "No. 32830". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 June 1923. p. 3945.
11. "No. 33235". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1926. p. 4.
12. "Guillemard Bridge". Machang District Council. Archived from the original on 18 August 2020.

External links

• Listing of Photographic Collection for 'Guillemard, Sir Laurence Nunns (1862-1951) Knight, colonial governor' held at Cambridge University (Janus)
• GUILLEMARD, Sir Laurence Nunns, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2016 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014)