James Thompson (civil servant)

Sir James Thompson
Member of the Council of Secretary of State for India
Governor of Madras (acting)
In office
30 April 1904  13 December 1904
GovernorGeneralOliver Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill (acting)
Preceded byOliver Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill
Succeeded byOliver Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill
Member of the Executive Council of the Governor of Madras
In office
1901–1906
GovernorOliver Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill
Personal details
Born6 July 1848
Cults, Aberdeenshire
Died28 December 1929
St Albans, Hertfordshire
NationalityBritish
SpouseCharlotte Georgine Grant

Sir James Thompson KCSI (6 July 1848  28 December 1929) was a British civil servant and administrator who acted as the governor of Madras from 30 April 1904 to 13 December 1904.