James Busby, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Busby

Scottish/Australian/New Zealand wine farmer and politician

Date of Birth: 07-Feb-1801

Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 15-Jul-1871

Profession: businessperson, politician

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

James Busby (7 February 1802 – 15 July 1871) was appointed in 1833 as the British Resident in New Zealand, and became involved in drafting both the 1835 Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand and the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi.
As British Resident, he acted as New Zealand's first jurist and the "originator of law in Aotearoa", to whom New Zealand owes almost all of its underlying jurisprudence'.
Busby is also regarded as the "father" of the Australian wine industry, as he brought the first collection of vine stock from Spain and France to Australia.