William Henry Marsh

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William Henry Marsh
Administrator of Hong Kong
In office March 1882 – March 1883
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Preceded by	Sir Malcolm Struan Tonnochy
Succeeded by	Sir George Ferguson Bowen
Administrator of Hong Kong
In office 1885 – 1887
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Preceded by	Sir George Ferguson Bowen
Succeeded by	Major-General N.G. Cameron Administrator
Nationality	British
Profession	colonial administrator

William Henry Marsh (Chinese Translated Name: 馬殊; 馬師 also infrequently used) was a British colonial administrator, who governed Hong Kong as a colonial administrator twice. The first tenure started in March, 1882, and ended in March of 1883, when Sir George Ferguson Bowen succeeded him as the 9th Governor of Hong Kong. The second tenure started in December of 1885, and ended in April, 1887, when Major-General N.G. Cameron succeeded him as Colonial Administrator.

Marsh Road in Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island was named after him.

Government offices
Preceded by John Gardiner Austin	Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong 1879-1887	Succeeded by Frederick Stewart
Preceded by Sir Malcolm Struan Tonnochy	Governor of Hong Kong Administrator 1st Time 1882-1883	Succeeded by Sir George Ferguson Bowen
Preceded by Sir George Ferguson Bowen	Governor of Hong Kong Administrator 2nd Time 1885-1887	Succeeded by Major-General N.G. Cameron Administrator