Hancock Thomas Haughton (27 January 1851 – 9 July 1897), was a prominent civil servant in Singapore, Malacca and Penang.
He was appointed a cadet in November 1881 by the Secretary of State of the Straits Settlements, and arrived in January 1882.
[1] He was temporarily appointed a superintendent of the police in Malacca, a licensing officer, deputy registrar, and a coroner in March 1886.
In June 1896, he was appointed Collector of Land Revenue and Officer in Charge of the Treasury in Malacca.
[1] He died on 9 July 1897 in the Singapore General Hospital due to liver abscess worsened by Influenza.