William Devine, 2nd Duke of Saint Helens

William Devine, 2nd Duke of Saint Helens (William Alexander Henry Devine; 15 March 1906 – 4 July 2005), otherwise known as Billy Devine was the 36th and last governor of Hong Kong and the first governor-general of Hong Kong from 17 September 1967 until 19 October 1971; Devine was also Chancellor of the University of Oxford from 14 March 1987 until his death on 4 July 2005; He was the second holder of the Dukedom of Saint Helens from his father's death on 10 October 1924 until his own death on 4 July 2005 and was succeeded by his eldest son Victor Devine, 3rd Duke of Saint Helens, Devine was a member of the Conservative Party.

Devine married Lady Catherine Cavendish, the daughter of Canadian Governor-General Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire on February 5, 1927, The couple had ten children (including Victor, Juliana, Leontyne, Alice and Louise), He was widowed after Catherine's death on 18 July 1998, Devine died in Oxford on 4 July 2005, aged 99.