Henry Wagstaffe Thomson CMG (22 February 1874 – 22 April 1941) was a British colonial administrator who served in Malaya from 1896 to 1928.
Henry Wagstaffe Thomson was born on 22 February 1874, and was educated at Trinity College, Oxford.
[1] In 1896, he entered the civil service of the Federated Malay States in Selangor as a cadet, was acting assistant Collector of Revenue in Kuala Lumpur (1899-1900), and District Officer at Serendah and then at Kuantan (1900-1903).
[2][3] In 1910, he returned to the Federated Malay States and occupied various positions including District Officer, Klang (1910-1913),[4] Collector of Land Revenue and Registrar of Titles, Selangor (1914-15),[5] District Officer, Larut (1915), and Registrar of Titles, Perak.
In 1919, whilst serving as Chairman of the Kinta Sanitary Board, he was appointed to the substantive position of British adviser to Kelantan having previously acted as assistant in the state for seven years.