William Hobson

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Captain William Hobson (26 September 1792 – 10 September 1842) was a Royal Navy officer and colonial administrator who served as the first governor of New Zealand from 1841 to 1842. He was a co-author of the Treaty of Waitangi which he, as Crown representative, and several Maori chiefs signed on 6 February 1840.

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Image: McDonald, James Ingram, 1865-1935; Collins, James Edgell, 1820-, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.