George Grey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

George Grey

Premier of New Zealand (1877–1879)

Date of Birth: 14-Apr-1812

Place of Birth: Lisbon, Lisbon District, Portugal

Date of Death: 19-Sep-1898

Profession: politician, governor, military officer, explorer

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About George Grey

  • 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. Grey was born in Lisbon, Portugal, just a few days after his father, Lieutenant-Colonel George Grey was killed at the Battle of Badajoz in Spain.
  • He was educated in England.
  • After military service (1829–37) and two explorations in Western Australia (1837–39), Grey became Governor of South Australia in 1841.
  • He oversaw the colony during a difficult formative period.
  • Despite being seen as less hands-on than his predecessor George Gawler, his fiscally responsible measures ensured the colony was in good shape by the time he departed for New Zealand in 1845. He was arguably the most influential figure during the European settlement of New Zealand during much of the 19th century.
  • Governor of New Zealand initially from 1845 to 1853, he established peace and became a pioneer scholar of the Maori culture, writing a study of their mythology and oral history.
  • He was knighted in 1848.
  • In 1854, Grey was appointed Governor of Cape Colony in South Africa, where his resolution of hostilities between the natives and European settlers was praised by both sides.
  • Grey was again appointed Governor of New Zealand in 1861, following the granting of a degree of self-governance to New Zealand, serving until 1868.
  • He was appointed as Premier in 1877, in which capacity he served until 1879. By political philosophy a Gladstonian liberal and Georgist, Grey eschewed the class system for the prosaic life of Auckland's new governance he helped to establish.

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