Thomas Lester Blakemore (August 26, 1915 – February 19, 1994) was an American lawyer who practiced in Tokyo, Japan for four decades following World War II.
During World War II, he became a captain in the United States Army, and served with the Office of Strategic Services in China.Following the war, he served as a legal officer under General Douglas MacArthur in the Office of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, where he worked on the revision of Japanese pre-war statutes.
He co-founded the law firm of Blakemore & Mitsuki, which became a preeminent commercial law firm in Tokyo, advising many major corporations.
He was decorated with the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Third Class in 1987.
He died of heart failure in Seattle, Washington.