Laurence Guillemard

His Excellency Sir

Laurence Guillemard

GCMG KCB
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; Dublin, United Kingdom
Died	13 December 1951 (aged 89); London, England
Spouse(s)	Lady Ella Guillemard (m. 1902; died 1940)
Father	Rev. William Guillemard
Education	Charterhouse School
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge
Occupation	Colonial Administrator

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.

Career[]

Guillemard entered the civil service in 1886^[4] and joined the Treasury in 1888^[5] where he was a Private Secretary to both Chancellors of the Exchequer, Sir William Harcourt and Sir Michael Hicks Beach between 1892 and 1902.^[2] In May 1902, he was appointed Deputy-Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue and Chairman of the Board of Customs in 1908.^[2]

He was appointed Governor of the Straits Settlements and High Commissioner for the Federated Malay States in 1920^[6] and retired from the civil service in 1927.^[7]

Personal life[]

Guillemard is the only son of Rev. William Guillemard. He was educated at Charterhouse School and Trinity College, Cambridge.^[2]^[8]

Awards and honours[]

Guillemard was invested as a Companion of Order of the Bath (CB) in 1905,^[9] Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in 1910^[10] and a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in 1923.^[11] He was later awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) in the 1927 New Year Honours.^[12]

Legacy[]

Guillemard Bridge was named after him.^[13]

References[]

^ "Laurence Nunns Guillemard". Singapore Infopedia. 23 April 2014 – via eresources.nlb.gov.sg.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "The New Governor". The Straits Times. 10 October 1919. p. 10.
^ "Guillemard, Lady Ella (d 1940)". Archived from the original on 20 October 2012.
^ "No. 25564". The London Gazette. 2 March 1886. p. 1034.
^ "No. 25821". The London Gazette. 29 May 1888. p. 3013.
^ "No. 31642". The London Gazette. 14 November 1919. p. 13800.
^ "Sir Laurence Guillemard". The Straits Times. 18 December 1951. p. 8.
^ "Laurence Nunns Guillemard". nlb.gov.sg. 23 April 2014.
^ "No. 11739". The London Gazette. 4 July 1905. p. 655.
^ "No. 28388". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 June 1910. p. 4476.
^ "No. 32830". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 June 1923. p. 3945.
^ "No. 33235". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1926. p. 4.
^ "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)

Government offices
Preceded by Sir Arthur Young	Governor of the Straits Settlements and British High Commissioner in Malaya 1920 – 1927	Succeeded by Sir Hugh Clifford

This article about a person involved in governance in the United Kingdom or its predecessor states is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

This Malaysian biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

This article about a politician from Singapore is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

[1] "Laurence Nunns Guillemard". Singapore Infopedia. 23 April 2014 – via eresources.nlb.gov.sg.

[straitstimes19191010.2.46-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "The New Governor". The Straits Times. 10 October 1919. p. 10.

[3] "Guillemard, Lady Ella (d 1940)". Archived from the original on 20 October 2012.

[4] "No. 25564". The London Gazette. 2 March 1886. p. 1034.

[5] "No. 25821". The London Gazette. 29 May 1888. p. 3013.

[6] "No. 31642". The London Gazette. 14 November 1919. p. 13800.

[7] "Sir Laurence Guillemard". The Straits Times. 18 December 1951. p. 8.

[infopedia-8] "Laurence Nunns Guillemard". nlb.gov.sg. 23 April 2014.

[9] "No. 11739". The London Gazette. 4 July 1905. p. 655.

[10] "No. 28388". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 June 1910. p. 4476.

[11] "No. 32830". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 June 1923. p. 3945.

[12] "No. 33235". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1926. p. 4.

[13] "Guillemard Bridge". Machang District Council. Archived from the original on 18 August 2020.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

show Governors of Singapore (1819–1959) (with italics * for the Acting)
Resident of Singapore (1819–1826)	William Farquhar Dr. John Crawfurd
Governors of the Straits Settlements (under British India) (1826–1867)	Robert Fullerton Robert Ibbetson Kenneth Murchison Sir Samuel George Bonham William John Butterworth Edmund Augustus Blundell
Governors of the Straits Settlements (under Colonial Office) (1867–1942)	Sir Orfeur Cavenagh Sir Harry St. George Ord Sir Andrew Clarke Sir William Jervois Sir Archibald Edward Harbord Anson * Sir William Cleaver Francis Robinson Sir Archibald Edward Harbord Anson * Sir Frederick Aloysius Weld Sir Cecil Clementi Smith William Edward Maxwell * Sir Charles Bullen Hugh Mitchell Sir James Alexander Swettenham * Sir Frank Athelstane Swettenham Sir John Anderson Sir Arthur Henderson Young Sir Laurence Nunns Guillemard Sir Hugh Charles Clifford Sir John Scott * Sir Cecil Clementi Sir Andrew Caldecott * Sir Thomas Shenton Whitelegge Thomas
Japanese Mayor of Syonan (1942–1945)	Shigeo Odate Kanichi Naito
British Military Administration of the Straits Settlements (1945–1946)	Lord Louis Mountbatten Sir Thomas Shenton Whitelegge Thomas
Governors of the Crown Colony of Singapore (1946–1959)	Sir Franklin Charles Gimson Wilfred Lawson Blythe * Sir John Fearns Nicoll William Allmond Codrington Goode * Sir Robert Brown Black Sir William Allmond Codrington Goode

show Authority control
General	ISNI 1 VIAF 1 WorldCat
National libraries	United States

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 Dublin, United Kingdom
Died	13 December 1951(1951-12-13) (aged 89) London, England^[1]
Spouse(s)	Lady Ella Guillemard (m. 1902; died 1940) ^[2]^[3]
Father	Rev. William Guillemard
Education	Charterhouse School
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge
Occupation	Colonial Administrator