William Staveley
William Staveley (Chinese: 士他花利; b. 29th July 1784 - d. 4th April 1854) was a Major General and Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong between 1848 and 1851 and the administrator of Hong Kong on March 1848.
The street Staveley Street in Central in Hong Kong is named after him.
Staveley was born in York on 29 July 1784 to William and Henriettaborn (nee Henderson) Staveley. He entered the British Army in 1798 as an ensign. Staveley fought in a few conflicts (Peninsular War, Battle of Talavera, Battleo of Fuentes de Onoro, Battle of Vittoria, Battle of the Pyrenees, Battle of Toulouse, sieges of Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajos, and many other minor actions). He went to Mauritius in 1821 and served various titles (deputy quartermaster- general and commandant of Port Louis and Colonel) before being sent to Hong Kong in 1847.
After leaving Hong Kong in 1851, he was given command of the army in Bombay. In 1853 he promoted as colonel of the 94th foot and appointed commander-in-chief at Madras (with local rank of lieutenant-general). He died on 4 April 1854 in Nilgiri Hills, and was buried at Utakamand.
Married to Sarah Mather in 1817, they had a son (Charles William Dunbar Staveley was also a Major General of Hong Kong).
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| Preceded by John Francis Davis |
Administrator of Hong
Kong March 1848 |
Succeeded by Sir George Bonham |
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