William Denison

Sir William Thomas Denison KCB (born May 3, 1804 in London , England , † January 19, 1871 in East Sheen , (then part of Surrey , now part of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames )) was a British governor.

Denison was born in London in 1804 as one of 14 children. He was Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land ( Tasmania ) from 1847 to 1855 and Governor of New South Wales from 1855 to 1861 . On January 22, 1860, he left Sydney to take office as governor of the province of Madras . In November 1863, after the death of Lord Elgin , he held the office of Governor General and Viceroy of India for two months . In March 1863 he returned to Great Britain.

literature

CH Currey: Denison, Sir William Thomas (1804–1871) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 4. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1972, ISBN 0-522-84034-5 (English).

predecessor	Office	successor
John Eardley-Wilmot	Governor of Tasmania 1847–1855	Henry Young

personal data
SURNAME	Denison, William
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Denison, William Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British governor
DATE OF BIRTH	May 3, 1804
PLACE OF BIRTH	London , England
DATE OF DEATH	January 19, 1871
Place of death	East Sheen , (then still part of Surrey )