George Grey
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title:
George Grey
text:
Sir George Grey, KCB 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. He played a key role in the colonisation of New Zealand, and both the purchase and annexation of Māori land. Grey was born in Lisbon, Portugal, just a few days after his father, Lieutenant-Colonel George Grey, was killed at the Battle of B
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description:
British soldier, explorer, colonial administrator and writer (1812–1898)
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Grey
date created:
2003-07-19T12:19:27Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T17:40:37Z
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