William Shenton

Sir William Shenton
Sir William Shenton
Unofficial Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong
	In office; 1 June 1927 – 1927
Appointed by	Sir Cecil Clementi
Preceded by	Henry Pollock
Succeeded by	Henry Pollock
	In office; 3 April 1928 – 4 April 1936
Appointed by	Sir Cecil Clementi; Sir William Peel
Preceded by	D. G. M. Bernard
Succeeded by	J. J. Paterson
Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
	In office; 1 June 1927 – 1927
Appointed by	Sir Cecil Clementi
Preceded by	Henry Pollock
Succeeded by	Henry Pollock
	In office; 3 April 1928 – 4 April 1936
Appointed by	Sir Cecil Clementi; Sir William Peel
Preceded by	D. G. M. Bernard
Succeeded by	S. H. Dodwell
Personal details
Born	18 March 1885; Morestead, Hampshire, England[1]
Died	20 November 1967 (aged 82); Isle of Wight, England
Occupation	Solicitor

Sir William Edward Leonard Shenton (18 March 1885 – 20 November 1967) was an English solicitor who worked in Hong Kong.

Born in Morestead near Winchester, he was the son of William Shenton and Eleanor Johnson. He went to the Northgate School at St. Thomas, Hampshire around 1901. He arrived in Hong Kong in 1908 and rose to the head of the well-known Hong Kong legal firm of Deacons.[2] He was also the chairman of the Union Insurance Society of Canton.[3]

He was appointed member of the Executive Council and Legislative Council of Hong Kong temporarily in 1927 and again from 1928, until his retirement and returned to England in 1936. He was also member of the legal sub-committee of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce.[4] He was made Knight Bachelor in the New Year Honours of 1923.[5]

He married Erica Lucy Denison, daughter of civil engineer Albert Denison of Hong Kong. He had one son and one daughter.[6] His daughter, Yvonne Eleanor Mutch Shenton, a keen horse woman, was married to Cecil Edward Sanford Barclay, son of Sir Colville Barclay.[7][8]

He died in 1967 in Isle of Wight, England.

References

1901 England Census
"CHAMPAGNE ON A $250 SALARY". The Straits Times. 11 April 1936. p. 12.
Feng, Bangyan; Nyaw, Mee Kau (2010). Enriching Lives: A History of Insurance in Hong Kong, 1841-2010. Hong Kong University Press. p. 37.
Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce: Report of the Year: 1933. Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce. 1933. p. 4.
"New Year Honours". Kalgoorlie Miner. 4 January 1933. p. 1.
Burke, Sir Bernard, ed. (1939). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (97th ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 2906.
"SIR WILLIAM SHENTON". The Straits Times. 9 April 1936. p. 16.
"Marriages". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 18 February 1939. p. 15.

Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Preceded by Henry Edward Pollock	Unofficial Member for Justices of the Peace 1927	Succeeded by Henry Edward Pollock
Preceded by Dallas Gerald Mercer Bernard	Unofficial Member 1928–1936	Succeeded by Stanley Hudson Dodwell
Political offices
Preceded by Henry Edward Pollock	Provisional Unofficial Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong 1927	Succeeded by Henry Edward Pollock
Preceded by Dallas Gerald Mercer Bernard	Unofficial Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong 1928–1936	Succeeded by John Johnstone Paterson

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[1] 1901 England Census

[2] "CHAMPAGNE ON A $250 SALARY". The Straits Times. 11 April 1936. p. 12.

[3] Feng, Bangyan; Nyaw, Mee Kau (2010). Enriching Lives: A History of Insurance in Hong Kong, 1841-2010. Hong Kong University Press. p. 37.

[4] Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce: Report of the Year: 1933. Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce. 1933. p. 4.

[5] "New Year Honours". Kalgoorlie Miner. 4 January 1933. p. 1.

[burkewwii-6] Burke, Sir Bernard, ed. (1939). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (97th ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 2906.

[7] "SIR WILLIAM SHENTON". The Straits Times. 9 April 1936. p. 16.

[8] "Marriages". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 18 February 1939. p. 15.