RARE "New Zeland Governor" George Grey Cut Signature For Sale

Up for sale a RARE! "New Zeland Governor" George Grey Cut Signature.

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Sir George Grey, KCB (14 April 1812 – 19 September 1898) 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.

Grey

was born in Lisbon, Portugal, just a few days after his

father, Lieutenant-Colonel George Grey was killed at the Battle of Badajoz in

Spain. He was educated in England. After military service (1829–37) and two

explorations in Western Australia (1837–39),

Grey became Governor of South Australia in 1841. He oversaw the colony during a

difficult formative period. Despite being seen as less hands-on than his

predecessor George Gawler, his fiscally responsible

measures ensured the colony was in good shape by the time he departed for New

Zealand in 1845. Grey was arguably the most influential figure during the

European settlement of New Zealand during much of the 19th

century. Governor of New Zealand initially from 1845 to 1853,[3] he was Governor during the initial stages of

the New Zealand Wars and

became a pioneer scholar of the Māori culture, writing a study of Māori mythology and

oral history. He was knighted in 1848. In 1854, Grey was

appointed Governor of Cape Colony in South Africa, where his resolution of hostilities between the

natives and European settlers was praised by both sides. Grey was again

appointed Governor of New Zealand in 1861, following the granting of a Zealand, serving until 1868. He was appointed as Premier of New Zealand in

1877, in which capacity he served until 1879. By political philosophy a Gladstonian liberal and Georgist Grey eschewed the class system to be part of Auckland's new governance he helped to establish.