William Shenton

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

Sir William Shenton
Unofficial Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong
In office
1 June 1927 – 1927
Appointed bySir Cecil Clementi
Preceded byHenry Pollock
Succeeded byHenry Pollock
In office
3 April 1928 – 4 April 1936
Appointed bySir Cecil Clementi
Sir William Peel
Preceded byD. G. M. Bernard
Succeeded byJ. J. Paterson
Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
In office
1 June 1927 – 1927
Appointed bySir Cecil Clementi
Preceded byHenry Pollock
Succeeded byHenry Pollock
In office
3 April 1928 – 4 April 1936
Appointed bySir Cecil Clementi
Sir William Peel
Preceded byD. G. M. Bernard
Succeeded byS. H. Dodwell
Personal details
Born18 March 1885
Morestead, Hampshire, England[1]
Died20 November 1967 (aged 82)
Isle of Wight, England
OccupationSolicitor

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
  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. ISBN 9789888028702.
  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.
  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. 18 February 1939. p. 15.
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