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Sir George William Des V??ux (Chinese Translated Name ??????) (1834 - 1909) was a United Kingdom|British colonial governor who became the 10th Governor of Hong Kong. Des V??ux was born on September 22nd|22 September, 1834 in Baden Germany|Baden, Germany. He was of French descent - his ancestor Marin de Bacquencourt Des Voeux settled in Portarlington, Ireland in the early 1700s, having come from Picardy in northern France. Des Voeux attended a public school in London before starting his studies at Charterhouse and Balliol College, Oxford, but left without a degree in 1856 and moved to Canada, where he finished his B.A. at the University of Toronto and and became a barrister|Barrister Upper in Canada at 1861. Des Voeux became stipendiary magistrate in British Guiana from 1863 to 1869, where he championed for native causes. He reorganized and codified old French system of law when he was the Administrator and Colonial Secretary of St. Lucia between 1869 and 1880. Afterwards, Des Voeux was appointed governor of Fiji and High Commissioner Western Pacific from 1880 to 1885. Then, he was appointed governor of Newfoundland from 1886-1887 In 1887, Des Voeux was appointed as Governor of Hong Kong, a position he held until 1891. This would be the last post Des Voeux hold in the Colonial Services. During his tenure, Hongkong Electric Holdings was established, providing electricity supplies for Hong Kong Island. Also, the Peak Tram began operation during this time, providing relatively affortable transportation for people living on Victoria Peak|The Peak. After Des Voeux's time as Governor of Hong Kong ended, he entered retirement. In 1903, he published his memoirs called My colonial service in British Guiana, St. Lucia, Trinidad, Fiji, Australia, Newfoundland and Hong Kong, with interludes. Des Voeux married Marion Denison in 1875. They had five sons and three daughters, with three sons deceased. Des Voeux died in London on December 15th|15 December, 1909.
Des Voeux Road Central|Des V??ux Road Central, located in Central District, and Des Voeux Road West|Des V??ux Road West, located in the Western District in Hong Kong Island were both named after him.
start box |width="25%" align="center"|Preceded by:<br />Sir Arthur Hamilton Gordon |width="25%" align="center"|Governor of Fiji<br />1880-1885 |width="25%" align="center"|Followed by:<br />Sir Charles Bullen Hugh Mitchell |- |width="25%" align="center"|Preceded by:<br />Sir John Hawley Glover |width="25%" align="center"|Governor of Newfoundland<br />1886-1887 |width="25%" align="center"|Followed by:<br />Sir Henry Arthur Blake |- |width="25%" align="center"|Preceded by:<br />Major-General N.G. Cameron, Acting Administrator |width="25%" align="center"|10th Governor of Hong Kong<br />1887-1891 |width="25%" align="center"|Followed by:<br />Major-General Digby Barker, Acting Administrator | Category:Governors of Hong Kong|Des V??ux, George William Category:1834 births|Des V??ux, George William Category:1909 deaths|Des V??ux, George William Category:Newfoundland colonial leaders|Des V??ux, George William zh:德輔 This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "George William Des Voeux".
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