Thomas Maitland (British Army officer)

The Right Honourable Sir Thomas Maitland GCB GCMG GCH
Portrait of Sir Thomas Maitland by John Hoppner, circa 1800
2nd Governor of British Ceylon
In office 19 July 1805 – 19 March 1811
Governor	George III
Preceded by	Frederick North
Succeeded by	John Wilson
8th General Officer Commanding, Ceylon
In office 1805–?
Preceded by	David Douglas Wemyss
Succeeded by	John Wilson
Governor of Malta
In office 23 July 1813 – 17 January 1824
Preceded by	Hildebrand Oakes (as Civil Commissioner)
Succeeded by	Francis Rawdon-Hastings
Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands
In office 1816–1823
Preceded by	James Campbell of Inverneill
Succeeded by	Frederick Adam
Personal details
Born	10 March 1760 Scotland
Died	17 January 1824(1824-01-17) (aged 63) Malta
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	British Army
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	62nd (Wiltshire) Regiment of Foot
Commands	General Officer Commanding, Ceylon
Battles/wars	Haitian Revolution Napoleonic Wars Peninsular War

Lieutenant General The Right Honourable Sir Thomas Maitland GCB GCMG GCH (10 March 1760 – 17 January 1824) was a British soldier and British colonial governor. He also served as a Member of Parliament for Haddington from 1790 to 1796, 1802–06 and 1812–13. He was made a Privy Councillor on 23 November 1803. He was the second surviving son of James Maitland, 7th Earl of Lauderdale, and the younger brother of James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale. Maitland never married.