William Shenton

William Shenton
Unofficial Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong
In office
1 June 1927  1927
Appointed by Sir Cecil Clementi
Preceded by Henry Pollock
Succeeded by Henry Pollock
In office
3 April 1928  4 April 1936
Appointed by Sir Cecil Clementi
Sir William Peel
Preceded by D. G. M. Bernard
Succeeded by J. J. Paterson
Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
In office
1 June 1927  1927
Appointed by Sir Cecil Clementi
Preceded by Henry Pollock
Succeeded by Henry Pollock
In office
3 April 1928  4 April 1936
Appointed by Sir Cecil Clementi
Sir William Peel
Preceded by D. G. M. Bernard
Succeeded by S. H. Dodwell
Personal details
Born 18 March 1885
Winchester, Hampshire, England
Died 1967 (aged 82)
Isle of Wight, England
Occupation Solicitor

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

Born on 18 March 1885 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, 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.[1] He was also the chairman of the Union Insurance Society of Canton.[2]

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.[3] He was made Knight Bachelor in the New Year Honours of 1923.[4]

He died in 1967 in Isle of Wight, England. He had a daughter Yvonne Eleanor Mutch Shenton who was a keen horeswoman and married Cecil Edward Sanford Barclay but were divorced in 1957.[5][6]

References

  1. "CHAMPAGNE ON A $250 SALARY.". The Straits Times. 11 April 1936. p. 12.
  2. Feng, Bangyan; Nyaw, Mee Kau (2010). Enriching Lives: A History of Insurance in Hong Kong, 1841-2010. Hong Kong University Press. p. 37.
  3. Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce: Report of the Year: 1933. Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce. 1933. p. 4.
  4. "New Year Honours". Kalgoorlie Miner. 4 January 1933. p. 1.
  5. "SIR WILLIAM SHENTON.". The Straits Times. 9 April 1936. p. 16.
  6. "Cecil Edward Sanford Barclay". The Peerage.
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Preceded by
Henry Edward Pollock
Unofficial Member for Justices of the Peace
1927
Succeeded by
Henry Edward Pollock
Preceded by
Dallas Gerald Mercer Bernard
Unofficial Member
1928–1936
Succeeded by
Stanley Hudson Dodwell
Political offices
Preceded by
Henry Edward Pollock
Provisional Unofficial Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong
1927
Succeeded by
Henry Edward Pollock
Preceded by
Dallas Gerald Mercer Bernard
Unofficial Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong
1928–1936
Succeeded by
John Johnstone Paterson
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