William Peel (colonial administrator)

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Sir William Peel KBE
18th Governor of Hong Kong
In office 9 May 1930 – 17 May 1935
Monarch	George V
Colonial Secretary	Sir Thomas Southorn
Preceded by	Sir Cecil Clementi
Succeeded by	Sir Andrew Caldecott
Personal details
Born	(1875-02-27)27 February 1875 UK
Died	24 February 1945(1945-02-24) (aged 69) London, UK
Spouse	Violet Mary Drake
Alma mater	Queens' College, Cambridge
Occupation	colonial administrator
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	貝璐
Simplified Chinese	贝璐
Transcriptions Yue: Cantonese Jyutping bui3 lou6

Sir William Peel

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Early life

Peel was born in Hexham, Northumberland, England. He was the son of Rev. W. E. Peel of Boston Spa in Yorkshire. He attended Silcoates School and later Queens' College, Cambridge.^[1]

Early Colonial Services

He became a

to Government in 1926.

Governor of Hong Kong

On 9 May 1930, Peel was appointed as Governor of Hong Kong. During his tenure, the telephone system in Hong Kong was automated, and the first permanent flight between China and Hong Kong was established. Also, Peel presided over the construction of a Governor's Retreat in Fanling, in the New Territories.

Peel retired in May 1935.

Personal life

Peel married to Violet Mary Drake, daughter of the late W. D. Laing by whom he had two sons.

Places named after him

is named after him. Jalan Peel (Peel Road) in Kuala Lumpur was named after him too.

References

External links

• Genealogy

Government offices
Preceded by Sir Cecil Clementi	Governor of Hong Kong 1930 – 1935	Succeeded by Sir Andrew Caldecott