William Henry Marsh

British colonial administrator

Sir William Henry Marsh KCMG

Administrator of Hong Kong
In office March 1882 – March 1883
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Preceded by	Sir Malcolm Struan Tonnochy
Succeeded by	Sir George Bowen
In office 1885–1887
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Preceded by	Sir George Bowen
Succeeded by	Major-General William Cameron Administrator

Personal details
Born	1827
Died	21 July 1906^[1]
Nationality	British
Profession	colonial 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.^[2]

Memory

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

References

^ Oliver and Boyd's Edinburgh Almanac and National Repository ... Oliver & Boyd. 1907. p. 338. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
^ 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.
^ 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 John Gardiner Austin	Auditor-General of Hong Kong 1879–1887	Succeeded by Frederick Stewart
Preceded by John Gardiner Austin	Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong 1879–1887	Succeeded by Frederick Stewart
Preceded by Sir Malcolm Struan Tonnochy	Administrator of Hong Kong 1882–1883	Succeeded by Sir George Bowen as Governor
Preceded by Sir George Bowen as Governor	Administrator of Hong Kong 1885–1887	Succeeded by William Gordon Cameron