Lieutenant-General William Staveley (29 July 1784 – 4 April 1854) was a British Army officer and Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong from 1848-1851. Staveley was born in York, the son of William Staveley and Henrietta Henderson. He entered the British Army in 1798 as an ensign.

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  • Lieutenant-General William Staveley (29 July 1784 – 4 April 1854) was a British Army officer and Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong from 1848-1851. 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 (Peninsular War, Battle of Talavera, Battle of Fuentes de Onoro, Battle of Vittoria, Battle of the Pyrenees, Battle of Toulouse, sieges of Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajos, and many other minor actions). He went to Mauritius in 1821 and served in various roles (deputy quartermaster-general and commandant of Port Louis and Colonel) before being sent to Hong Kong in 1847. After leaving Hong Kong in 1851, he was given command of the army in Bombay. In 1853, he was promoted as colonel of the 94th Foot and appointed commander-in-chief at Madras (with local rank of lieutenant-general). He died in the Nilgiri Hills, and was buried at Utakamand. He married Sarah Mather in 1817. Their children include Major-General Sir Charles William Dunbar Staveley. Staveley Street in Central in Hong Kong is named after him.
  • 士他花利（William Staveley，1784年7月29日－1854年4月4日），於1848年至1851年間出任駐香港的陸軍少將及副香港總督及於1848年3月署任香港總督一職。 位於香港中環威靈頓街與結志街之間的士他花利街(Staveley Street)就是以他的名字命名作紀念。 士他花利的兒子Charles William Dunbar Staveley曾於1862年至1863年出任駐中國及香港的陸軍少將。
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  • March 1848
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  • Lieutenant-General William Staveley (29 July 1784 – 4 April 1854) was a British Army officer and Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong from 1848-1851. Staveley was born in York, the son of William Staveley and Henrietta Henderson. He entered the British Army in 1798 as an ensign.
  • 士他花利（William Staveley，1784年7月29日－1854年4月4日），於1848年至1851年間出任駐香港的陸軍少將及副香港總督及於1848年3月署任香港總督一職。 位於香港中環威靈頓街與結志街之間的士他花利街(Staveley Street)就是以他的名字命名作紀念。 士他花利的兒子Charles William Dunbar Staveley曾於1862年至1863年出任駐中國及香港的陸軍少將。
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  • William Staveley
  • 士他花利
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