William Staveley
| William Staveley | |
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 William Staveley in 1818 |
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| Born | 29 July 1784 |
| Died | 4 April 1854 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |  British Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Commands held | Commander and Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong Bombay Army Madras Army |
| Battles/wars | Peninsular War |
Lieutenant-General William Staveley (29 July 1784 – 4 April 1854) was Commander and Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong.
Military career [edit]
Staveley was born in York, the son of William Staveley and Henrietta Henderson. He entered the British Army in 1798 as an ensign. Staveley fought in several conflicts in the Peninsular War (Battle of Talavera, Battle of Fuentes de Onoro, Battle of Vittoria, Battle of the Pyrenees, Battle of Toulouse, Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo and Battle of Badajoz and many other minor actions). He went to Mauritius in 1821 and served in various roles (deputy quartermaster-general and commandant of Port Louis) before becoming Commander and Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong in 1847.
After leaving Hong Kong in 1851, he was given command of the Bombay Army. In 1853, he was made as Colonel of the 94th Regiment of Foot and appointed commander-in-chief of the Madras Army (with local rank of lieutenant-general). He died in the Nilgiri Hills, and was buried at Ootacamund.
Staveley Street in Central in Hong Kong is named after him.
Family [edit]
He married Sarah Mather in 1817. Their children include Major-General Sir Charles William Dunbar Staveley and Harriet Frances Staveley.
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| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Sir George D'Aguilar |
Commander and Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong 1848–1851 |
Succeeded by William Jervois |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded by John Francis Davis |
Administrator of Hong Kong March 1848 |
Succeeded by Sir George Bonham |
