Charles McIlvaine Messer, OBE (11 October 1874 – 26 July 1938) was the Captain Superintendent of the Hong Kong Police Force from 1913 to 1918 and Colonial Treasurer of Hong Kong from 1918 to 1931.
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He was born on 11 October 1874 in London to Josiah Messer. He was Captain Superintendent of the Hong Kong Police Force from 1913 to 1918.[1] He was appointed Colonial Treasurer of Hong Kong in 1918. Before that he had acted as Colonial Treasurer for six occasions. He served as Colonial Treasurer until he retired in 1931.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Heads of Police" (PDF). Hong Kong Police. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-27. Retrieved 2017-01-14.
- ^ "Database on Legislative Council Members". Archived from the original on 2018-12-31. Retrieved 2017-01-14.
- ^ "William Wilson Chart" (PDF).