Francis Henry May

Sir Francis Henry May GCMG KStJ
15th Governor of Hong Kong
In office 24 July 1912 – 12 September 1918
Monarch	George V
Colonial Sec.	Sir Claud Severn
Preceded by	Sir Frederick Lugard
Succeeded by	Sir Edward Stubbs
11th Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong
In office 1902–1911
Monarchs	Edward VII George V
Preceded by	Sir James Stewart Lockhart
Succeeded by	Warren Delabere Barnes
Acting Administrator of Hong Kong
In office 21 November 1903 – 29 July 1904
Monarch	Edward VII
Preceded by	Sir Henry Blake
Succeeded by	Sir Matthew Nathan
In office 20 April 1907 – 29 July 1907
Monarch	Edward VII
Preceded by	Sir Matthew Nathan
Succeeded by	Sir Frederick Lugard
8th High Commissioner for the Western Pacific
In office 21 February 1911 – 25 July 1912
Monarch	George V
Preceded by	Sir Everard im Thurn
Succeeded by	Sir Bickham Sweet-Escott
9th Governor of Fiji
In office 21 February 1911 – 25 July 1912
Monarch	George V
Preceded by	Sir Everard im Thurn
Succeeded by	Sir Bickham Sweet-Escott
Personal details
Born	(1860-03-14)14 March 1860 Dublin, Ireland
Died	6 February 1922(1922-02-06) (aged 61) Suffolk, England
Resting place	Clare, Suffolk
Nationality	British
Spouse(s)	Helena Barker, Lady May
Children	4
Alma mater	Trinity College, Dublin
Occupation	Colonial administrator
Chinese name
Chinese	梅含理
Transcriptions Yue: Cantonese Jyutping mui4 ham4 lei5

Sir Francis Henry May GCMG KStJ (Chinese: 梅含理; 14 March 1860 – 6 February 1922) was a British colonial administrator who served as Governor of Fiji from 1911 to 1912 and Governor of Hong Kong from 1912 to 1918.