William Shenton Explained

Sir William Shenton
Office:Unofficial Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong
Term Start:1 June 1927
Term End:1927
Predecessor:Henry Pollock
Successor:Henry Pollock
Appointed:Sir Cecil Clementi
Term Start1:3 April 1928
Term End1:4 April 1936
Predecessor1:D. G. M. Bernard
Successor1:J. J. Paterson
Appointed1:Sir Cecil Clementi
Sir William Peel
Office3:Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Term Start3:1 June 1927
Term End3:1927
Predecessor3:Henry Pollock
Successor3:Henry Pollock
Appointed3:Sir Cecil Clementi
Term Start4:3 April 1928
Term End4:4 April 1936
Predecessor4:D. G. M. Bernard
Successor4:S. H. Dodwell
Appointed4:Sir Cecil Clementi
Sir William Peel
Birth Date:18 March 1885
Birth Place:Morestead, Hampshire, England[1]
Death Date:20 November 1967 (aged 82)
Death Place:Isle of Wight, England
Occupation:Solicitor

Sir William Edward Leonard Shenton (18 March 1885 – 20 November 1967) was an English solicitor who worked in Hong Kong.

Born in Morestead near Winchester, he was the son of William Shenton and Eleanor Johnson. He went to the Northgate School at St. Thomas, Hampshire around 1901. He arrived in Hong Kong in 1908 and rose to the head of the well-known Hong Kong legal firm of Deacons.[2] He was also the chairman of the Union Insurance Society of Canton.[3]

He was appointed member of the Executive Council and Legislative Council of Hong Kong temporarily in 1927 and again from 1928, until his retirement and returned to England in 1936. He was also member of the legal sub-committee of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce.[4] He was made Knight Bachelor in the New Year Honours of 1923.[5]

He married Erica Lucy Denison, daughter of civil engineer Albert Denison of Hong Kong. He had one son and one daughter.[6] His daughter, Yvonne Eleanor Mutch Shenton, a keen horse woman, was married to Cecil Edward Sanford Barclay, son of Sir Colville Barclay.[7] [8]

He died in 1967 in Isle of Wight, England.

Notes and References

  1. 1901 England Census
  2. News: The Straits Times. 11 April 1936. 12. CHAMPAGNE ON A $250 SALARY..
  3. Book: Enriching Lives: A History of Insurance in Hong Kong, 1841-2010. limited. Bangyan. Feng. Mee Kau. Nyaw. Hong Kong University Press. 2010. 37. 9789888028702.
  4. Book: Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce: Report of the Year: 1933. Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce. 1933. 4.
  5. News: Kalgoorlie Miner. 4 January 1933. 1. New Year Honours.
  6. Book: Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood. Burke's Peerage & Gentry . Burke, Sir Bernard . Bernard Burke . 97th . 1939 . 2906 . Burke .
  7. News: The Straits Times. 9 April 1936. 16. SIR WILLIAM SHENTON..
  8. News: Marriages . . 18 February 1939 . 15 .