Sir Gordon James Lethem, KCMG (16 September 1886 – 14 August 1962) was a British colonial administrator.
Biography He was born in Leith, Scotland, the son of James Lethem and Marian Macintosh.
He was Governor of the Seychelles from 1934 to 1936; Governor of the Leeward Islands from 1936 to 1941; and Governor of British Guiana from 7 November 1941 to 1946. He was acting Governor from 1946 to 12 April 1947. He also served in Nigeria. Lethem's papers are held in Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford.
After retiring from the civil service he became involved in politics. He was a member of the Liberal Party. In 1950 he was Vice-President of the Scottish Liberal Party."Lethem, Sir Gordon James", Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014 accessed 17 Sept 2014 He stood as a Liberal candidate at the United Kingdom general election of 1950 in the constituency of Banffshire. He finished third and did not stand for parliament again.British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
He died at his home in Eskdalemuir on 15 August 1962.
The city of Lethem, Guyana is named after him.
References
"Papers of Sir Gordon James Lethem" Bodleian Library