Sir William Henry Marsh KCMG (1827–21 July 1906; Chinese Translated Name: 馬殊; 馬師 also infrequently used) was a British colonial administrator, who governed Hong Kong twice. The first tenure started in March 1882, and ended in March 1883, when Sir George Bowen succeeded him as the 9th Governor of Hong Kong. The second tenure started in December 1885, and ended in April, 1887, when Major-General William Cameron succeeded him as Colonial Administrator.[2]

Sir
William Henry Marsh
Administrator of Hong Kong
In office
March 1882 – March 1883
MonarchQueen Victoria
Preceded bySir Malcolm Struan Tonnochy
Succeeded bySir George Bowen
In office
1885–1887
MonarchQueen Victoria
Preceded bySir George Bowen
Succeeded byMajor-General William Cameron
Administrator
Personal details
Born1827
Died21 July 1906[1]
NationalityBritish
Professioncolonial administrator

Memory edit

Marsh Road in Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island and Marsh Street in Hung Hom were named after him.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Oliver and Boyd's Edinburgh Almanac and National Repository ... Oliver & Boyd. 1907. p. 338. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  2. ^ Dod, Charles Roger; Dod, Robert Phipps (1904). Dod's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland, Including All the Titled Classes. p. 632. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  3. ^ Andrew Yanne; Gillis Heller (2009). Signs of a Colonial Era. Hong Kong University Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-962-209-944-9.
Government offices
Preceded by Auditor-General of Hong Kong
1879–1887
Succeeded by
Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong
1879–1887
Preceded by Administrator of Hong Kong
1882–1883
Succeeded byas Governor
Preceded byas Governor Administrator of Hong Kong
1885–1887
Succeeded by