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Edward Gibbon Wakefield (20 March 1796 – 16 May 1862) is considered a key figure in the establishment of the colonies of South Australia and New Zealand (where he later served as a member of parliament).
Edward Gibbon Wakefield (20 de março de 1796 - 16 de maio de 1862) é considerada uma figura-chave no estabelecimento das colônias da Austrália Meridional e da Nova Zelândia (onde mais tarde serviu como deputado). [1]
12 de mai. de 2024 · Edward Gibbon Wakefield was a British colonizer of South Australia and New Zealand and inspirer of the Durham Report (1839) on Canadian colonial policy. In 1814 Wakefield became secretary to the British minister at Turin, Italy, and in 1816 he married.
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8 de nov. de 2017 · Learn about the life and achievements of Edward Gibbon Wakefield, a British colonist who founded the New Zealand Company and influenced New Zealand's early democracy. Find out how he served time in prison, bought land in New Zealand, and became an MP.
Learn about the life and achievements of Edward Gibbon Wakefield, a political theorist and colonial promoter who devised the 'sufficient price' system of colonisation. Find out how he eloped, abducted, and was imprisoned, and how he influenced New Zealand's history.
Edward Gibbon Wakefield (1796-1862), author and colonial promoter, was born on 20 March 1796 in London, the second of nine children of Edward Wakefield and Susanna, née Crash. Like his younger brothers, Daniel, Arthur and William, he later went to New Zealand, but the youngest, Felix, was the only member of the family to go to Australia.
A biography of Edward Gibbon Wakefield (1796–1862), a promoter of colonization and a controversial figure in British history. Learn about his early life, marriages, imprisonment, and political views.
