William Des Vœux

Sir William Des Vœux
GCMG
Sir William Des Vœux GCMG
3rd Administrator of Saint Lucia
	In office; January 1869 – December 1878
Monarch	Victoria
Preceded by	James Mayer Grant
Succeeded by	Sir Arthur Havelock
2nd High Commissioner for the Western Pacific
	In office; January 1880 – December 1886
Monarch	Victoria
Preceded by	Sir Arthur Hamilton Gordon
Succeeded by	Sir Charles Bullen Hugh Mitchell
3rd Governor of Fiji
	In office; January 1880 – December 1886
Monarch	Victoria
Preceded by	Sir Arthur Hamilton Gordon
Succeeded by	Sir Charles Bullen Hugh Mitchell
54th Governor of Newfoundland
	In office; 1886–1887
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	Sir Robert Thorburn
Preceded by	Sir John Hawley Glover
Succeeded by	Sir Henry Arthur Blake
10th Governor of Hong Kong
	In office; 6 October 1887 – 10 December 1891
Monarch	Victoria
Lieutenant	Sir William Cameron; Sir James Edwards; Sir George Barker
Colonial Secretary	Frederick Stewart; Francis Fleming
Preceded by	Sir George Bowen
Succeeded by	Sir William Robinson
Personal details
Born	George William Des Vœux; 22 September 1834; Baden-Baden, Grand Duchy of Baden, German Confederation
Died	15 December 1909 (aged 75); Brighton, England
Spouse	Marion Pender (m. 1875)
Children	7
Alma mater	Balliol College, Oxford; University of Toronto (BA)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	德輔
Simplified Chinese	德辅
Jyutping
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	dak1 fu6

Sir George William Des Vœux GCMG (22 September 1834 – 15 December 1909) was a British colonial administrator who served as governor of Fiji (1880–1885), Newfoundland (1886–1887), and Hong Kong (1887–1891).