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Grey, Sir George
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
or Colonial governor and statesman, born at Lisburn, Ireland; while a captain in the army he, in 1837 and 1838, explored Central Australia and the Swan River district; in 1841, having retired from the army, he became Governor of South Australia; was made K.C.B. for his services: in 1846 was Governor of New Zealand, and in 1854Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Cape of Good Hope, where he conciliated the Kaffirs; in 1858 a difference with the home government led him to resign, but he was soon re-established; from 1861 to 1867 he was at his former post in New Zealand, where he pacified the Maories; in 1875 he was Superintendent of Auckland, and in 1877-84 was Premier of New Zealand; he is the author of "Journals of Discovery in Australia," "Polynesian Mythology," &c. (1812-1898).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Grey, Sir George'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/g/grey-sir-george.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
