Gordon Lethem
Sir Gordon James Lethem | |
|---|---|
| Governor of British Guiana | |
| Governor of the Seychelles | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 September 1886 Leith, Scotland |
| Died | 14 August 1962 (aged 75) Eskdalemuir, Scotland |
Sir Gordon James Lethem, KCMG (16 September 1886 – 14 August 1962)[1] was a British colonial administrator.[2]
Biography
[edit]He was born in Leith, Scotland, the son of James Lethem and Marian Macintosh.[3]
He was Governor of the Seychelles from 1934 to 1936; Governor of the Leeward Islands from 1936 to 1941;[4] and Governor of British Guiana from 7 November 1941 to 1946.[3] He was acting Governor from 1946 to 12 April 1947. He also served in Nigeria. Lethem's papers are held in Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford.[1]
After retiring from the civil service he became involved in politics. He was a member of the Liberal Party. In 1950 he was Vice-President of the Scottish Liberal Party.[5] He stood as a Liberal candidate at the United Kingdom general election of 1950 in the constituency of Banffshire. He finished third and did not stand for parliament again.[6]
He died at his home in Eskdalemuir on 15 August 1962.[3]
The city of Lethem, Guyana is named after him.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Collection: Papers of Sir Gordon James Lethem | Bodleian Archives & Manuscripts".
- ^ "Sir Gordon James Lethem, KCMG, (1934-1935)". Seychelles National Archive. 24 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "Sir Gordon Lethem: Former Colonial Governor". The Times. No. 55471. London. 16 August 1962. p. 12. Retrieved 21 June 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "New Governor of British Guiana". The Times. No. 48969. London. 4 July 1941. p. 3. Retrieved 21 June 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "Lethem, Sir Gordon James", Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014 accessed 17 Sept 2014
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- "Papers of Sir Gordon James Lethem" Bodleian Library
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| People | |
| Other | |
- 1886 births
- 1962 deaths
- Governors of British Seychelles
- Governors of British Guiana
- British Guiana in World War II
- Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Knights of the Order of St John
- Members of Lincoln's Inn
- Liberal Party (UK) parliamentary candidates
- Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
- British expatriates in British Nigeria