William Gordon Cameron

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Major-General William Gordon Cameron (Chinese Translated Name: 金馬倫) was a British soldier and colonial administrator, who governed Hong Kong in a period between April of 1887 to October of 1887, when Sir George William Des Vœux succeeded him as the 10th Governor of Hong Kong. He was the Major General of China, Hong Kong and Straits Settlements from 1885 to 1889.

Cameron Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon was named for Cameron.

Government offices
Preceded by
Acting Administrator William H. Marsh
Administrator of Hong Kong
April–October 1887
Succeeded by
Sir George William Des Vœux