William Jervois (British Army officer)

General 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]

For other uses, see Jervois.

William Jervois
Born1782 (1782)
Died5 November 1862(1862-11-05) (aged 79–80)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
RankGeneral
Commands heldCommander and Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong
Battles/warsPeninsular War
AwardsKnight of the Royal Guelphic Order

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] He was promoted general on 3 August 1860.[6]

Family

He married Elizabeth Maitland and had at least one son, Sir William Jervois.[2]

References
  1. Andrew Yanne; Gillis Heller (2009). Signs of a Colonial Era. Hong Kong University Press. p. 83. ISBN 978-962-209-944-9.
  2. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
  3. "No. 20660". The London Gazette. 10 November 1846. p. 3988.
  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 0-9516065-0-6
  5. "No. 21440". The London Gazette. 17 May 1853. p. 1398.
  6. "No. 7044". The Edinburgh Gazette. 28 August 1860. p. 1067.
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