Who's Who in the Far East/HEWETT, Hon. Edbert Ansgar
HEWETT, Hon. Edbert Ansgar (HONGKONG), Superintendent P. and O. S. N. Company; Member of Legislative Council; b. Sept. 5, 1860; 2nd s. of the late Sir George J. R. Hewett, Bart.; m. Ruth Jeannette, d. of the late Q. K. McKendrick, of New York. Member of the Shanghai Municipal Council, 1897-1901, Chairman in 1900-1901; served on Committee Chamber Commerce,. Shanghai, and represented Chamber at Peking, in 1901 in connection with river conservancy as dealt with in Peace Protocol; served on committee Hongkong Chamber of Commerce since 1902, chairman since 1903; member Sanitary Board. 1903-4; member Queen's College Committee and Diocesan School; elected Member of Legislative Council to represent Chamber of Commerce, April 26, 1903; appointed member of Commission to inquire into administration of Sanitary and Building Regulations, enacted by the Public Health and Building Ordinance of 1903, May 11, 1906. Decorations: Knight of the Orange-Nassau, Iron Crown of Austria, 4th class Sacred Treasure of Japan, English Medal for China, 1900. Clubg: Hongkong; Peak; United, Yokohama; Shanghai; Country, Shanghai. Address: "Craig Ryrie," Peak, Hongkong; Wellington Club, 1, Grosvenor Place, London, S.W.