Thomas Clydesdale, JP (1934, Edinburgh, Scotland – 2007) was a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.

Thomas Clydesdale
Member of the Legislative Council
In office
30 October 1985 – 25 August 1988
Succeeded byJimmy McGregor
ConstituencyCommercial (First)
Personal details
Born1934
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died4 May 2007 (aged 73)
Delray Beach, Florida, U.S.
SpouseClaire Hendrixson
Children3
Alma materGeorge Heriot's School
University of Edinburgh
OccupationAccountant

Clydesdale was born and brought up in Edinburgh, Scotland. He attended George Heriot's School and the University of Edinburgh. He became a certificated public accountant and member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.[1] He was also a fellow of the Hong Kong Society of Accountants and the president of the Society in 1982. Clydesdale was an accountant with Lowe Bingham & Matthews (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) from 1959 until he retired as senior partner in 1989.[2]

He was the president of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce between 1986 and 1987 and Chamber's representative in the Legislative Council through the Commercial (First) functional constituency.

References

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  1. ^ "Database on LegCo members". Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  2. ^ "A Plus" (PDF). Hong Kong Society of Accountants. June 2007: 6. Retrieved 6 May 2013. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)