Who's Who in the Far East/WILKINSON, William Henry
WILKINSON, William Henry (SZEMAO), B.A.; H.B.M. Consul General; b. 1858, e. s. of late Chas. Wilmot Wilkinson, of Belper; m. 1st, 1883, Emily ( d. 1892), d. of Thos. Allen, Thurmaston Manor, Leicester; 2nd, 1899, Maud (d. 1902), d. of late Rev. Frank Dickson, Rector of Ribchester. Educ.: Wolverhampton; Balliol College, Oxford. Appointed Student Interpreter in China, March 30, 1880; discharged duties of Accountant to Legation at Peking, 1885 and 1886; ag. Consul at Swatow, 1887, 1888 and 1893 Tamsui, 1889; ag. Consul at Wenchow, 1892; ag. Consul-General in Corea, 1893 to 1894; ag. Vice-Consul at Chemulpo, 1894 to 1897; promoted 1st class Asst., April 23, 1894; ag. Consul at Pakhoi, 1897; promoted Consul at Ningpo, 1899; Consul-General for Yunnan and Kweichow, April 5, 1902; Consul-General at Szemao, 1906. Publications: The Corean Government; Chinese Origin of European Playing Cards; Manual of Chinese Chess, etc. Recreations: Chinese and Corean chess, coins and cards (medallist Chicago Exposition, 1893). Address: H. B.M. Consulate, Szemao, China.