Sir Laurence Nunns Guillemard (7 June 1862 – 13 December 1951) was a British civil servant who served as high commissioner in

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when it was under the

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Career

Guillemard entered the civil service in 1886 and joined the Treasury in 1888 where he was a Private Secretary to both

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and Sir Michael Hicks Beach between 1892 and 1902. In May 1902, he was appointed Deputy-Chairman of the

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and Chairman of the Board of Customs in 1908. He was appointed

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and High Commissioner for the Federated Malay States in 1920 and retired from the civil service in 1927.

Personal life

Guillemard is the only son of Rev. William Guillemard. He was educated at

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and

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Awards and honours

Guillemard was invested as a Companion of

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(CB) in 1905, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in 1910 and a Knight Commander of the

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(KCMG) in 1923. He was later awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) in the

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Legacy

Guillemard Bridge The Guillemard Bridge (Malay: ''Jambatan Guillemard'' Jawi: ''جمبتن ڬويلليمارد'') is a single track railway truss bridge located in Kusial, in the state of Kelantan, Malaysia. It is two of the oldest railway bridges in the country ...

was named after him.

References

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) 1862 births 1951 deaths People educated at Charterhouse School Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge British civil servants Governors of the Straits Settlements High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Malaysia Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath Grand Cordons of the Order of the Rising Sun Administrators in British Singapore Administrators in British Malaya {{Singapore-politician-stub