Sir George Grey

E212099

Sir George Grey was a 19th-century British colonial statesman and governor who played a major role in the administration and development of several colonies, including New Zealand and South Africa.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Sir George Grey canonical 7
George Grey 1
Governor George Grey 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British colonial administrator
Governor of New Zealand
Governor of South Australia
Governor of the Cape Colony
human
politician
awardReceived Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
birthCountry Portugal
birthDate 1812-04-14
birthPlace Lisbon
burialPlace St Paul’s Cathedral, London
linked to: St Paul's Cathedral
collected Māori manuscripts and oral traditions
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
deathCountry United Kingdom
deathDate 1898-09-19
deathPlace London
linked to: London, England
educatedAt Royal Military College Sandhurst
fieldOfWork colonial governance
imperial policy
givenName George
hasParticularInterest indigenous languages and cultures
honorificPrefix Sir
knownFor policies towards Māori in New Zealand
policies towards indigenous peoples in southern Africa
role in the administration of the Cape Colony
role in the colonisation and administration of New Zealand
languageSpoken English
legacy Grey Collection at Auckland Libraries
place names in New Zealand and South Africa
memberOf Privy Council of the United Kingdom
linked to: Privy Council
militaryBranch British Army
militaryRank captain
monarchDuringTerm Queen Victoria
name Sir George Grey
notableWork exploration of north-west Australia
occupation colonial administrator
explorer
politician
soldier
positionHeld Governor of New Zealand
Governor of South Australia
Governor of the Cape Colony
High Commissioner for Southern Africa
Member of the New Zealand House of Representatives
Member of the New Zealand Legislative Council
Premier of New Zealand
residence Adelaide
Auckland
Cape Town

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Greytown namedAfter Sir George Grey
Greymouth namedAfter Sir George Grey
Grey College, Bloemfontein foundedBy Sir George Grey
Grey College, Bloemfontein namedAfter Sir George Grey
Auckland Grammar School founder Sir George Grey
Sir George Grey name Sir George Grey
Te Rauparaha detainedBy Governor George Grey
linked to: Sir George Grey
Province of New Munster colonialGovernor George Grey
linked to: Sir George Grey