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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 ...
8 de nov. de 2017 · 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. His vice-regal career, which also included South Australia and the Cape Colony, ended ...
10 de abr. de 2024 · Sir George Grey 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). After military service (1829–37) and two explorations in Western Australia (1837–39), Grey was made governor of.
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 ...
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.
19 de abr. de 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″.
Home. Sir George Grey. Term (in Years): 1845 - 1868. Role: Governor of New Zealand. Sir George is the only man to have served serve two terms as Vice-regal representative: 1845-1853 and 1861-1868. Sir George was born in Lisbon in 1812.
