David Trench
Sir David Trench | |||||||||||
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| 24th Governor of Hong Kong | |||||||||||
| In office 14 April 1964 – 19 October 1971 | |||||||||||
| Monarch | Elizabeth II | ||||||||||
| Colonial Secretary | Edmund Brinsley Teesdale Michael Gass Hugh Norman-Walker | ||||||||||
| Preceded by | Robert Brown Black | ||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Murray MacLehose | ||||||||||
| 3rd Governor of the Solomon Islands | |||||||||||
| In office 4 March 1961 – 16 June 1964 | |||||||||||
| Monarch | Elizabeth II | ||||||||||
| Preceded by | John Gutch | ||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Robert Sidney Foster | ||||||||||
| 19th High Commissioner for the Western Pacific | |||||||||||
| In office 4 March 1961 – 16 June 1964 | |||||||||||
| Monarch | Elizabeth II | ||||||||||
| Preceded by | John Gutch | ||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Robert Sidney Foster | ||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||
| Born | David Clive Crosbie Trench 2 June 1915 Quetta, British Raj | ||||||||||
| Died | 4 December 1988 (aged 73) Shillingstone, England | ||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Gould, Lady Trench | ||||||||||
| Children | 1 | ||||||||||
| Alma mater | Jesus College, Cambridge | ||||||||||
| Profession | soldier, colonial administrator | ||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Chinese | 戴麟趾 | ||||||||||
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Sir David Clive Crosbie Trench GCMG MC DL (Chinese: 戴麟趾; 2 June 1915 – 4 December 1988) was a British Army officer and colonial governor who served as the Governor of Hong Kong from April 15, 1964 to October 19, 1971 and was High Commissioner for the Western Pacific.