Thomas Maitland

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Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Maitland, GCB, GCH (1759 – 1824) was a British soldier and colonial governor. He also served as a Member of Parliament for Haddington from 1790-96, 1802-06 and 1812-13. He was made a Privy Councillor on 23 November 1803. He was the third son of James Maitland, 7th Earl of Lauderdale and younger brother of James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale.

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by William Fullarton	Member of Parliament for the Haddington Burghs 1790–1796	Succeeded by Robert Baird
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Robert Baird	Member of Parliament for the Haddington Burghs 1802–1805	Succeeded by John Dalrymple
Preceded by Sir George Warrender, Bt	Member of Parliament for the Haddington Burghs 1812–1813	Succeeded by Anthony Maitland
Military Offices
Preceded by new regiment	Colonel of the 10th West India Regiment 1798–1802	Succeeded by regiment disbanded
Preceded by new battalion	Colonel of the 5th Garrison Battalion 1803–1805	Succeeded by battalion disbanded
Preceded by new battalion	Colonel of the 3rd Garrison Battalion 1805–1807	Succeeded by The Lord Forbes
Preceded by Oliver Nicolls	Colonel of the 4th West India Regiment 1807–1811	Succeeded by Sir James Leith
Preceded by Henry Edward Fox	Colonel of the 10th Regiment of Foot 1811–1824	Succeeded by Sir John Lambert
Political offices
Preceded by The Earl of Guilford	Governor of Ceylon 1805–1811	Succeeded by Robert Brownrigg
Preceded by Sir Hildebrand Oakes (Civil Commissioner)	Governor of Malta 1813–1824	Succeeded by The Marquess of Hastings
Preceded by new office	Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands 1815–1823	Succeeded by Sir Frederick Adam
Honorary Titles
Preceded by new office	Grand Master of the Order of St Michael and St George 1818–1824	Succeeded by The Duke of Cambridge