William Henry Drake

Sir William Henry Drake, KCB, (29 September 1812 – 28 January 1882) was a British public servant and Colonial Treasurer of Western Australia.

[1] Drake was born at Coimbra, Portugal during the Peninsular War.

[2] He was the son of John Drake of Exmouth, Devon,[3] Deputy Commissary-General, by Maria, daughter of George Story, of Silksworth Hall, County Durham, and entered the War Office in 1831.

George Wood, member of the Council at the Cape of Good Hope.

[3] Drake died on 28 January 1882[1] at Clanricarde Gardens, Bayswater, London, England.