Background
Born on 18 March 1885 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, he was the son of William Shenton and Eleanor Johnson.
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William Shenton
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He went to the Northgate School at Saint Thomas, Hampshire around 1901. He arrived in Hong Kong in 1908 and rose to the head of the well-known Hong Kong legal firm of Deacons. He was also the chairman of the Union Insurance Society of Canton.
He died in 1967 in Isle of Wight, England.
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Membership
He was appointed member of the Executive Council and Legislative Council of Hong Kong temporarily in 1927 and again from 1928, until his retirement and returned to England in 1936. He was also member of the legal sub-committee of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce.
