Claude Severn (Chinese Translated Name: 施勳) (1869-1933) was a British colonial administrator. Severn joined the colonial civil service in British Malaya in 1894 and worked under the Governor of the Straits Settlements. In 1912 he became Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong and remained in the post until 1925. During this period Severn governed Hong Kong on various occasions as an acting administrator during the transition period to a new Governor.