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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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| office              = Administrator of Hong Kong
| term_start          = 1882
| term_end            = 1882
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| monarch             = [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]]
| predecessor         = Sir [[John Pope Hennessy]]
| successor           = Sir [[William Henry Marsh]]
| office2             = [[Financial Secretary (Hong Kong)|Acting Colonial Treasurer]]
| term_start2         = 1880
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| term_start3         = 1880
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| term_end4           = 1882
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| birth_date          = 5 December 1841
| birth_place         = [[Bengal Presidency|Bengal]], [[British India]]
| death_date          = {{death-date and age|14 December 1882|5 December 1841}}
| death_place         = [[Hong Kong]]
| nationality         = [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|British]]
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| relations           = Thomas Tonnochy Esq (father) <br> Caroline Kemball (mother)
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'''Malcolm Struan Tonnochy''' ([[Chinese language|Chinese:]] 杜老誌) (5 December 1841 – 14 December 1882) was an Indian colonial major official serving in [[British India]] and <!--colony secretary?-->in [[Hong Kong]]. He was acting [[Governor of Hong Kong]] in March 1882.

==Early years==

Tonnochy was born in [[Bengal, India]] in December 1841 to Thomas Tonnochy (a colonial collector in [[Bulundshahr]]) and Caroline Kemball. He was of [[Scotland|Scottish]] and [[India]]n extraction: his paternal grandfather was a [[Scot]] ([[Bengal Army]] [[Sergeant Major]] [[Thomas Tonnochie]]) and his paternal grandmother, Catharine, was probably Indian. His maternal grandfather was a Conductor of Ordnance and maternal grandmother most likely Indian too.
He was sent to England for education at [[Blackheath Proprietary School]] followed by [[Trinity College, Cambridge]].<ref>{{acad|id=TNCY860MS|name=Tonnochy, Malcolm Struan}}</ref>

==Colonial Service in Hong Kong==
It seems that Tonnochy did not complete his studies at Cambridge, choosing instead to try for a new cadetship in the [[Hong Kong]] Civil Service, by competitive examination in 1862. In this he was successful, along with fellow candidates [[Cecil Clementi Smith]] and Walter Meredith Deane, the three of them comprising the first appointments on merit in a service that was beginning to modernise.<ref>Tsang, Steve. Governing Hong Kong: Administrative Officers from the 19th Century to the Hand-over to China, 1862-1997. London: I.B. Tauris, 2007.</ref> Tonnochy worked his way up to hold many posts including Coroner, Assistant Harbour Master, Police Magistrate, acting [[Financial Secretary (Hong Kong)|Colonial Treasurer]] (when [[James Russell (Hong Kong judge)|James Russell]] was absent), acting [[Chief Secretary for Administration|Colonial Secretary]] and as judge in the [[Royal Navy]]'s [[Admiralty court|Vice Admiralty Court of Hong Kong]] from 1879 to 1882. From 1876 to 1882 he was Superintendent of [[Victoria Gaol]] (under [[Hong Kong Police]] 1876-1879 and [[Hong Kong Correctional Services]] from 1879 to 1882). He was acting Administrator (i.e. Governor) for two short periods, in 1881 during the absence of [[John Pope Hennessy|Sir John Pope Hennessy]] in Peking, and in 1882 after Hennessy left office.<ref>Obituary: The London and China Telegraph, January 22, 1883, p74.</ref>

==Death==
Tonnochy was unmarried and died aged 41 after serving as acting Administrator of Hong Kong in early 1882. Tonnochy is buried at [[Hong Kong Cemetery]].

==Honours==

Unlike most colonial officials in Hong Kong at the time, Tonnochy was never honoured with any titles. The only place that bears his name is [[Tonnochy Road]] in [[Wan Chai]]. '''Club Tonnochy''' and '''Tonnochy Night Club''' are named and located on the street named for him.

==See also==
* [[Francis Henry May]] Superintendent of Victoria Gaol from 1896-1902

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/INDIA/2001-10/1003716813 Tonnochy]

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|width="30%" align="center"|Preceded by:<br />'''Sir [[John Pope Hennessy]]'''
|width="40%" align="center"|'''[[Governor of Hong Kong]]''' (Administrator)<br />7–28 March 1882
|width="30%" align="center"|Followed by:<br />'''Sir [[William Henry Marsh]]'''
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