Sir Laurence Nunns Guillemard (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. Early life Guillemard was the only son of Rev. William Guillemard. He was educated at Charterhouse School and Trinity College, Cambridge. Career Guillemard entered the civil service in 1886 and joined the Treasury in 1888 where he was a Private Secretary to both Chancellors of the Exchequer, Sir William Harcourt and Sir Michael Hicks Beach between 1892 and 1902. In May 1902, he was appointed Deputy-Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue and Chairman of the Board of Customs in 1908. He was appointed Governor of the Straits Settlements and High Commissioner for the Federated Malay States in 1920 and retired from the civil service in 1927. Awards and honours Guillemard was invested as a Companion of Order of the Bath (CB) in 1905, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in 1910, and a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in 1923. He was later awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) in the 1927 New Year Honours. Legacy Guillemard Bridge 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