Thomas Ludlam (colonialist)

Thomas Ludlam (ca 1775-25 July 1810) was thrice Governor of Sierra Leone.

Thomas Ludlam was the son of William Ludlam and nephew to Thomas Ludlam the clergyman. Sharing his father's practical abilities and having had a classical education Thomas trained as a printer being apprenticed to John Nichols. However shortly following the completion of his apprenticeship the opportunity for him to take up a post with the Sierra Leone Company (SLC) arose, and he moved to their colony in Africa.^[1]

Having previously served on the Council of the SLC, he subsequently rose to become Governor, fulfilling the role three times: (May 1799 - 1800), (1803 - 1805) and (1806 - 21 July 1808).^[1]

He died on board HMS Crocodile on 25 July 1810.^[1]

References

1 2 3 Timperley, Charles Henry (1839). A Dictionary of Printers and Printing. London: H. Johnson. p. 840. |access-date= requires |url= (help)

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