Sir Thomas Shenton Whitelegge Thomas

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sir_Thomas_Shenton_Whitelegge_Thomas
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:birthDate 1879-10-10
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Southwark,_London,_England
gptkbp:child one daughter
one son
gptkbp:deathDate 1962-01-15
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:education gptkb:Dulwich_College
gptkb:Trinity_College,_Oxford
gptkbp:honor gptkb:Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George_(GCMG)
gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire_(KBE)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Thomas Shenton Whitelegge Thomas
gptkbp:knownFor Shenton Way in Singapore named after him
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableEvent Interned by Japanese during World War II
Surrendered Singapore to the Japanese in 1942
gptkbp:notableFor last Governor of the Straits Settlements
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:colonial_administrator
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Sir_Cecil_Clementi
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lucy_Marguerite_Montgomery
gptkbp:successor office abolished
gptkbp:termEnd 1946
gptkbp:termStart 1934
gptkbp:title gptkb:Governor_of_the_Straits_Settlements
Sir
High Commissioner for the Malay States
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sir_Shenton_Thomas
gptkb:Shenton_Thomas
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7