Monarch Queen Victoria Name William Marsh Preceded by Sir George Bowen | Monarch Queen Victoria Succeeded by Sir George Bowen Died 1906 | |
Preceded by Sir Malcolm Struan Tonnochy Succeeded by Major-General William Cameron
Administrator | ||
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.
Memory
Marsh Road in Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island and Marsh Street in Hung Hom were named after him.
References
William Henry Marsh Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA