# List of Executive Council of Hong Kong unofficial members 1896–1941

This is a list of unofficial members of the Executive Council in the colonial period from 1850 to 1941. The term of the Executive Council was interrupted during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong.

## List of Unofficial Members of the Executive Council

Key:  Representatives of the Jardine, Matheson & Co.  Representatives of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation  Chinese representatives
| Members | Term of office | Background | Remarks |
| Catchick Paul Chater | 8 September 1896 – 27 May 1926 | Broker | Senior Unofficial Member (1896–1926); died in office |
| James Jardine Bell-Irving | 8 September 1896 – 1899 | Jardine, Matheson & Co. | |
| James Jardine Bell-Irving | 30 May 1901 – 1902 | Jardine, Matheson & Co. | Vice J. J. Keswick on leave |
| James Johnstone Keswick | 18 May 1899 – 1901 | Jardine, Matheson & Co. | |
| Charles Wedderburn Dickson | 28 May 1902 – 1906 | Jardine, Matheson & Co. | Vice J. J. Bell-Irving resigned |
| Thomas Henderson Whitehead | 23 May – 3 June 1902 | Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China | Temporary vice C. P. Chater absent |
| Charles Stewart Sharp | 12 June – 4 September 1902 | Gibb, Livingston & Co. | Temporary vice T. H. Whitehead absent |
| William Jardine Gresson | 12 May 1904 – 11 May 1905 | Jardine, Matheson & Co. | Temporary vice C. W. Dickson absent |
| William Jardine Gresson | 31 July 1908 – 1908 | Jardine, Matheson & Co. | Temporary during the absence of E. A. Hewett |
| Edbert Ansgar Hewett | 1 June 1906 – 24 November 1915 | P. & O. Steam Navigation Co. | Vice C. W. Dickson resigned; died in office |
| Henry Keswick | 10 March 1908 – 1908 | Jardine, Matheson & Co. | Temporary during the absence of E. A. Hewett |
| Henry Keswick | 5 May 1910 – 1910 | Jardine, Matheson & Co. | Temporary |
| Sir Henry Spencer Berkeley, K.C. | 9 May 1908 – 1908 | Barrister-at-Law | Temporary during the absence of H. Keswick |
| Henry Edward Pollock, K.C. | 3 May 1911 – 1911 | Barrister-at-Law | |
| Henry Edward Pollock, K.C. | 11 May – 19 December 1912 | Barrister-at-Law | Temporary during the absence of E. A. Hewett |
| Henry Edward Pollock, K.C. | 9 March 1921 – 1941 | Barrister-at-Law | Senior Unofficial Member (1926–41); reappointed in 1931, 1936 |
| Ernest Hamilton Sharp, K.C. | 1 February 1916 – 9 February 1922 | Barrister-at-Law | Died in office |
| David Landale | 25 July 1916 – 1916 | Jardine, Matheson & Co. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation | Temporary vice C. P. Chater on leave |
| David Landale | 2 August 1918 – 1918 | Jardine, Matheson & Co. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation | Temporary vice E. H. Sharp on leave |
| Newton John Stabb | 15 April 1919 – 1919 | Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation | Temporary vice E. H. Sharp on leave |
| Percy Hobson Holyoak | 6 May 1920 – 1920 | Reiss & Co. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation | Temporary vice C. P. Chater on leave |
| Percy Hobson Holyoak | 29 June – 30 October 1921 | Reiss & Co. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation | Temporary during absence of E. H. Sharp |
| Percy Hobson Holyoak | 2 April 1924 – 1924 | Reiss & Co. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation | Temporary during absence of C. P. Chater |
| Percy Hobson Holyoak | 29 August 1924 – 1926 | Reiss & Co. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation | Vice A. G. Stephen deceased; die in office |
| Edward Victor David Parr | 17 September 1920 – 1920 | P. & O. Steam Navigation Co. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation | Temporary vice E. H. Sharp on leave |
| Alexander Gordon Stephen | 31 October 1921 – 1924 | Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation | Vice resignation of P. H. Holyoak during absence of E. H. Sharp; appointed on 12 February 1922 vice E. H. Sharp deceased |
| Charles Montague Ede | 2 May 1922 – 1922 | Union Insurance Society of Canton | Temporary during absence of H. E. Pollock |
| Charles Montague Ede | 16 May 1924 – 1924 | Union Insurance Society of Canton | Temporary during absence of A. G. Stephen & C. P. Chater |
| Archibald Orr Lang | 2 June 1922 – 1922 | Gibb, Livingston & Co. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation | Temporary during absence of C. P. Chater |
| Archibald Orr Lang | 21 March 1925 – 1925 | Gibb, Livingston & Co. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation | Temporary during H. E. Pollock acting Attorney General |
| Archibald Orr Lang | 7 April 1926 – 1927 | Gibb, Livingston & Co. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation | Vice P. H. Holyoak deceased |
| Sir Shouson Chow | 9 July 1926 – 8 July 1936 | | First Chinese in the Council; Senior Chinese Unofficial Member (1926–36); vice C. P. Chater deceased; reappointed in 1931 |
| Dallas Gerald Mercer Bernard | 10 July 1926 – 1926 | Jardine, Matheson & Co. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation | Temporary during absence of H. E. Pollock |
| Dallas Gerald Mercer Bernard | 4 April 1927 –1927 | Jardine, Matheson & Co. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation | Vice A. O. Lang |
| William Edward Leonard Shenton | 1 June 1927 – 1927 | Solicitor | Temporary during absence of H. E. Pollock |
| William Edward Leonard Shenton | 3 April 1928 – 4 April 1936 | Solicitor | Vice D. G. M. Bernard resigned; reappointed in 1933 |
| Arthur Cecil Hynes | 8 May 1928 – 1928 | Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation | Temporary during absence of W E. L. Shenton |
| John Owen Hughes | 4 May 1928 – 1928 | Harry Wicking & Co. | Temporary during absence of H. E. Pollock |
| John Owen Hughes | October 1928 – 1928 | Harry Wicking & Co. | Temporary during absence of H. E. Pollock |
| John Owen Hughes | 9 April 1930 – 29 April 1931 | Harry Wicking & Co. | Temporary during absence of H. E. Pollock |
| Benjamin David Fleming Beith | 13 June 1929 – 1929 | Jardine, Matheson & Co. | Vice H. E. Pollock on leave |
| Robert Hormus Kotewall | 3 October 1929 – 1929 | Hong Kong Mercantile Co., Ltd. | Temporary vice Chow Shouson on leave |
| Robert Hormus Kotewall | 18 September 1930 – 1930 | Hong Kong Mercantile Co., Ltd. | Temporary vice Chow Shouson on leave |
| Robert Hormus Kotewall | 27 May 1931 – 1931 | Hong Kong Mercantile Co., Ltd. | Temporary vice Chow Shouson on leave |
| Robert Hormus Kotewall | 19 May 1932 – 25 August 1932 | Hong Kong Mercantile Co., Ltd. | Temporary vice Chow Shouson on leave |
| Robert Hormus Kotewall | 14 October 1933 – 1933 | Hong Kong Mercantile Co., Ltd. | Temporary vice Chow Shouson on leave |
| Robert Hormus Kotewall | 3 November 1934 – 1934 | Hong Kong Mercantile Co., Ltd. | Temporary vice Chow Shouson on leave |
| Robert Hormus Kotewall | 4 June 1935 – 8 November 1935 | Hong Kong Mercantile Co., Ltd. | Temporary vice Chow Shouson on leave |
| Robert Hormus Kotewall | 9 July 1936 – 25 December 1941 | Hong Kong Mercantile Co., Ltd. | Vice Chow Shouson retired; Senior Chinese Unofficial Member (1936–41) |
| Charles Gordon Stewart Mackie | 4 June 1930 – 1930 | Gibb, Livingston & Co. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation | Temporary during absence of W. E. L. Shenton |
| Charles Gordon Stewart Mackie | 30 April 1930 – 2 December 1931 | Gibb, Livingston & Co. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation | Temporary vice J. Owen Hughes during absence of H. E. Pollock |
| Charles Gordon Stewart Mackie | 8 April 1933 – 1933 | Gibb, Livingston & Co. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation | Temporary during absence of W. E. L. Shenton |
| Charles Gordon Stewart Mackie | 4 May 1934 – 1934 | Gibb, Livingston & Co. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation | Temporary during absence of Henry Pollock |
| John Johnstone Paterson | 6 April 1936 – 25 December 1941 | Jardine, Matheson & Co. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation | Vice W. E. L. Shenton resigned |
| William Henry Bell | 8 June 1936 – 30 October 1936 | Asiatic Petroleum Co. (South China) Ltd. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation | Temporary during absence of H. E. Pollock |
| Stanley Hudson Dodwell | 31 October 1936 – 4 December 1936 | Dodwell & Co. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation | Temporary during absence of H. E. Pollock |
| Stanley Hudson Dodwell | 30 July 1938 – 7 October 1938 | Dodwell & Co. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation | Temporary during absence of H. E. Pollock |
| Stanley Hudson Dodwell | 11 March 1939 – 1939 | Dodwell & Co. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation | Temporary during absence of J. J. Paterson |
| Stanley Hudson Dodwell | 21 September 1940 – 1940 | Dodwell & Co. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation | Temporary during absence of H. E. Pollock |
| Stanley Hudson Dodwell | 26 March 1941 – 7 July 1941 | Dodwell & Co. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation | Temporary |
| Chau Tsun-nin | 29 June 1938 – 1938 | | Temporary during absence of R. H. Kotewall |
| Andrew Lusk Shields | 8 July 1941 – 25 December 1941 | Shewan, Tomes & Co. | Temporary during absence of S. H. Dodwell |
| Vandeleur Molyneux Grayburn | 22 July 1941 – 25 December 1941 | Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation | |