george edward grey

Sir George Edward Grey KCB (April 14, 1812 - September 19, 1898) was a soldier, explorer, Governor of South Australia, twice Governor of New Zealand, Governor of Cape Colony (South Africa), Premier of New Zealand and a writer. Grey was born in Lisbon, Portugal just a few days before his father, Lieutenant-Colonel Grey of the 30th Foot, was killed at the Battle of Badajoz in Spain. He was the most influential figure during the European settlement of New Zealand during the second half of the 19th century. Governor of New Zealand initially from 1845 to 1853, Grey was again appointed Governor in 1861 following the granting of a degree of self-governance to New Zealand, serving until 1868 before his nomination as Premier in 1877, in which capacity he served until 1879. Later, Grey was appointed Governer of Cape Colony, where he founded the prestigious Grey College in Bloemfontein in 1885 and Grey High School in 1886. Both schools are boys only and considered very strong in academics and sporting endeavours. Grey was created a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in 1848. Places named in honour of Grey include Greytown in the Wairarapa region of New Zealand, Greytown, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and the Division of Grey, an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia. He is buried in St Paul's Cathedral.

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Governor of New Zealand
Preceded by: Captain Robert FitzRoy	First time (1845-1855)	Followed by: Colonel Thomas Gore Browne
Preceded by: Colonel Thomas Gore Browne	Second time (1861-1868)	Followed by: Sir George Ferguson Bowen

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