Author · New Zealand
George Grey
Died in 1898
George Grey was probably born in Lisbon on 14 April 1812. Governor of South Australia, then of New Zealand from 1845 to 1853, he learned the Māori language from Te Rangikāheke and urged chiefs to put their traditions in writing. Governor of the Cape, he returned to New Zealand in 1861, launched the invasion of the Waikato in 1863 and was recalled in 1868. Premier from 1877 to 1879, he died in London on 19 September 1898.
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- EpicPolynesian MythologyKo ngā mahinga a ngā tūpuna MāoriGeorge Grey · 1854LiteraturePublic domain