William Jervois (British Army officer)

Sir William Jervois
Born 1782
Died 5 November 1862
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Rank General
Commands held Commander and Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong
Battles/wars Peninsular War
Awards Knight Commander of the Royal Guelphic Order

General Sir William Jervois KH (1782 - 5 November 1862) was Commander and Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong. Jervois Street in Hong Kong was named after him.[1]

Military career

Jervois served in the Peninsular War[2] and, having been promoted to Lieutenant General in 1846,[3] went on to be Commander and Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong in 1851.[4]

He was also Colonel of the 76th Regiment of Foot.[5]

Family

He married Elizabeth Maitland and had at least one son (William Francis Drummond Jervois).[2]

References

  1. ^ Andrew Yanne; Gillis Heller (2009). Signs of a Colonial Era. Hong Kong University Press. pp. 83. ISBN 9622099440. 
  2. ^ a b Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
  3. ^ London Gazette: no. 20660. p. 3988. 10 November 1846. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
  4. ^ British and Indian armies on the China coast 1785-1985 by Harfield, A G, Published by A and J Partnership, 1990, Pages 483-484 ISBN 0951606506
  5. ^ London Gazette: no. 21440. p. 1398. 17 May 1853. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
Military offices
Preceded by
William Staveley		 Commander and Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong
1851–1854		 Succeeded by
Sir Robert Garrett