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… Colonial Governor and politician. A new biography of Grey, George appears in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. Sir George Grey was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel George Grey, … GREY, Sir George …
… main divide, but several other important streams join the Grey from the coastal Paparoa Range. In the 1860s a route … at its mouth was Mawhera, but in 1846 Heaphy named it the Grey, after the new Governor, Sir George Grey; the town of Greymouth now stands on the site of …
… Grey was favoured by fortune and talent. The British … livestock for the New Zealand farmer, Maori and Pakeha. But Grey's success was not all a matter of favourable … of the Protectorate Department set up in 1840 under George Clarke. Grey personally took charge, using the best …
… (1860–1934). Politician. A new biography of Fowlds, George appears in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. George Fowlds was born at Fenwick, Ayrshire, on 15 September … Three years later he won the newly created seat of Grey Lynn. In 1906 Fowlds gained Cabinet rank as Minister of …
… prospector, and storekeeper. A new biography of Moonlight, George Fairweather appears in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. George Fairweather Moonlight was born between 1829 and 1832 … however, he found a new route from Nelson to the Central Grey area. John Rochfort informed the Provincial Government …
… Missionary and public servant. A new biography of Clarke, George appears in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on … The Protectorate Department was abolished by Governor Grey in 1846, and Clarke was offered another position in … left a large family, of whom three had notable careers. George Clarke (1823–1913) was educated by the Rev. William …
… born in 1791 at Ringwold, Kent, and was the son of the Rev. George Gipps. He was educated at King's School, Canterbury, … a Commissioner, together with Lord Gosford and Sir Charles Grey, to inquire into the discontent there. He returned to … 1830 Gipps married Elizabeth, daughter of Major-General Sir George Ramsay, by whom he had one son, later, General Sir …
… and Prime Minister. A new biography of Forbes, George William appears in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. George William Forbes was born in Lyttelton on 12 May 1869, … Otago. Forbes retained a vivid boyhood memory of Sir George Grey speaking in Christchurch, and was greatly …
… Primate of New Zealand. A new biography of Selwyn, George Augustus appears in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. George Augustus Selwyn was born at Church Row, Hampstead, on … protest against the land regulations that accompanied Earl Grey's proposed constitution; during the Waitara dispute and …
… Governor of New Zealand. A new biography of Bowen, George Ferguson appears in the Dictionary of New Zealand … was appointed Governor of New Zealand in succession to Sir George Grey, assuming office at Wellington on 5 February … BOWEN, Sir George Ferguson, G.C.M.G. …