William Hobson
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 182 years ago |
| Date of birth | September 26,1792 |
| Zodiac sign | Libra |
| Born | Waterford |
| Ireland | |
| Date of died | September 10,1842 |
| Died | Auckland |
| New Zealand | |
| Buried | Symonds Street Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Children | Eliza Hobson |
| Service years | 1803–1842 |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Place of burial | Symonds Street Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Parents | Samuel Meade Hobson |
| Previous position | Governor-General of New Zealand (1841–1842), Lieutenant-Governor of New Zealand (1839–1841) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Irish | |
| Grandchildren | James Meadows Rendel |
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| ID | 764347 |
William Hobson Life story
Captain William Hobson was an Irish Royal Navy officer who served as the first Governor of New Zealand. He was a co-author of the Treaty of Waitangi. Hobson was dispatched from London in July 1839, with instructions to take the constitutional steps needed to establish a British colony in New Zealand.
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