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… and also within the tribe. In 1844 Land Commissioner William Spain confirmed the Europeans in the possession of … district. An offer of land at Waitara was made to Governor Thomas Gore Browne by Teira, a minor chief, in 1859, and was …
… an efficient Civil Service, with men like G. S. Cooper and William Gisborne holding the key positions. During his term … in England he discussed scientific matters with Darwin and Thomas Huxley. Late in 1858 Sinclair returned to New Zealand …
… Retired 1. Sir George Gipps 30 Jan 1840 3 Jan 1841 Captain William Hobson, Lieutenant-Governor 30 Jan 1840 3 Jan 1841 2. Captain William Hobson 3 Jan 1841 * 10 Sep 1842 Lieutenant … H. Wynyard, Administrator 3 Jan 1854 6 Sep 1855 5. Colonel Thomas Gore Browne 6 Sep 1855 2 Oct 1861 Sir George Grey, …
… at Emerald Hill, Melbourne, Victoria, and was the son of William Thomas Ward, a merchant, and of Hannah, née Dorney. For a … effort to retrieve his party's fortunes but his successor, Thomas Mackenzie, failed to win the confidence of the House …
… known that he was born in London in 1820, the second son of Thomas Heaphy (1775–1835) and Mary, née Stevenson. His … draughtsman by the New Zealand Company and joined Colonel William Wakefield and the members of the preliminary … up farming; but he was soon diverted into exploration. With William Fox and E. Kehu he set off for the West Coast in …
… Church Row, Hampstead, on 5 April 1809, the second son of William and Laetitia Frances Selwyn. His father, who came of … century wit and dinerout. His mother was the daughter of Thomas Kynaston, of Witham, Essex. Selwyn was one of a … John and Francis Newman. He went on to Eton, where he met William Gladstone, with whom he remained on terms of …
… Biography on this site. Robert Stout, the eldest son of Thomas Stout, a merchant and small landowner, and his wife … in 1867 Stout became an articled clerk in the law office of William Downie Stewart. He completed his articles in three … Liberal Party or for New Zealand. One of Stout's sons, Sir Thomas Duncan MacGregor Stout, C.B.E., D.S.O., E.D. …
… Isle of Wight, on 14 September 1807, the fourth child of Thomas Sewell, a solicitor and sometime steward of the … into this colonising venture through his brother, the Rev. William Sewell, a Tractarian and a close friend of John … In early June, after an even briefer ministry led by William Fox, Stafford emerged at the head of an …
… on the squatters and on the Maoris, but the news of Captain Thomas's proceedings on the plains behind Port Cooper … in Wellington, but she became an ardent Christian. Thomas Arnold, who met her later in the year, found her “not … Agent General in London. Only two men (W. P. Reeves and Sir William Jordan) have served longer terms than Bell as New …
… in the parish of Calverley, Yorkshire, where his father, Thomas Marsden, was a blacksmith and small farmer. Little is … He and his bride took passage in a convict ship, the William , arriving at Port Jackson on 10 March 1794. Their … 1809. In the following years Marsden maintained his plans. Thomas Kendall, a schoolmaster, and his wife came out to …