William Peel (colonial administrator)

Sir William Peel
KCMG KBE
Peel, c. 1936
18th Governor of Hong Kong
In office
9 May 1930 – 17 May 1935
MonarchGeorge V
Colonial SecretarySir Thomas Southorn
Preceded bySir Cecil Clementi
Succeeded bySir Andrew Caldecott
Personal details
Born(1875-02-27)27 February 1875
Hexham, England, UK
Died24 February 1945(1945-02-24) (aged 69)
London, UK
SpouseViolet Mary Drake
Alma materQueens' College, Cambridge
Occupationcolonial administrator
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese貝璐
Simplified Chinese贝璐
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
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Sir William Peel KCMG KBE (Chinese: 貝璐; 27 February 1875 – 24 February 1945) was a British colonial administrator who served as Governor of Hong Kong.

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