William Henry Marsh Explained

Sir William Henry Marsh
Office:Administrator of Hong Kong
Term Start:March 1882
Term End:March 1883
Predecessor:Sir Malcolm Struan Tonnochy
Successor:Sir George Bowen
Term Start2:1885
Term End2:1887
Monarch2:Queen Victoria
Predecessor2:Sir George Bowen
Successor2:Major-General William Cameron
Administrator
Birth Date:1827
Death Date:21 July 1906[1]
Nationality:British
Profession:colonial administrator

Sir William Henry Marsh (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]

Memory

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

Notes and References

  1. Book: Oliver and Boyd's Edinburgh Almanac and National Repository .... 1907. Oliver & Boyd. 338. 2 September 2016. en.
  2. Book: Dod. Charles Roger. Dod. Robert Phipps. Dod's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland, Including All the Titled Classes. 1904. 632. 2 September 2016. en.
  3. Book: Signs of a Colonial Era . Hong Kong University Press . Andrew Yanne . Gillis Heller . 2009 . 55 . 978-962-209-944-9.