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Sir George Grey, KCB (14 April 1812 – 19 September 1898) was a British soldier, explorer, colonial administrator and writer. He served in a succession of governing positions: Governor of South Australia, twice Governor of New Zealand, Governor of Cape Colony, and the 11th premier of New Zealand. [2] He played a key role in the colonisation of ...
Apr 10, 2024 · governor (1854-1859), Cape Colony. Sir George Grey (born April 14, 1812, Lisbon—died Sept. 19, 1898, London) was a British colonial administrator who was called upon to govern in periods of crisis, most notably in New Zealand, South Australia, and the Cape Colony (South Africa).
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Biography. George Grey. Sir George Grey was our only politician for whom the premiership was an anticlimax. As our most famous governor, he ruled autocratically from 1845 to 1853 (greatly shaping our constitutional arrangements) and returned for a second term in 1861.
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State Library of South Australia, b20479967. Sir George Grey (1812-1898), explorer, governor and politician, was born on 14 April 1812 at Lisbon, Portugal, the only son of Lieutenant-Colonel George Grey and his wife Elizabeth Anne, née Vignoles, a week after his father was killed at Badajoz.
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Grey, George. 1812–1898. Soldier, explorer, colonial governor, premier, scholar. This biography, written by Keith Sinclair, was first published in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography in 1990. George Grey is believed to have been born in Lisbon, Portugal, on 14 April 1812. His father, Lieutenant Colonel George Grey, had been killed eight ...
George Grey, painted by Daniel Mundy, circa 1860. George Grey was arguably the most important figure in New Zealand’s post-1840 history. Born in 1812, he was trained in the military and served as a junior officer in Ireland, an experience which shaped his political views.
Apr 19, 2021 · From Black Sheep, 7:00 am on 19 April 2021. Share this. William Ray. RNZ's Black Sheep Podcast presents a two-part episode on Sir George Grey, the colonial governor who led Aotearoa into many of the worst conflicts of the New Zealand Wars in the 1840s, 50s and 60s. Listen 53′ 27″.
