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.
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