Cecil Thomas (1883 – 26 October 1960) was a British newspaper editor.
Cecil became a journalist in 1908, and joined the Daily Mirror in 1910.
He served during World War II, during which he became known for writing lengthy letters in the paper, described life at its headquarters.
In 1942, he was called to the Home Office by Herbert Morrison, and threatened that the paper could be closed if it continued to publish articles considered detrimental to the war effort.
[1][2] In his obituary in The Times, Thomas was described as "cherubic, courteous and unobtrusive",[2] and in the Daily Mirror as "a tranquil man".