James Busby

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James Busby was a British resident and colonial official in New Zealand who played a key role in early governance and relations between the British Crown and Māori chiefs.

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James Busby canonical 16
Henry Williams 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British colonial official
diplomat
person
viticulturist
appointedBy British Crown
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
countryOfService Australia
New Zealand
dateOfBirth 1801-02-07
dateOfDeath 1871-07-15
describedBySource British colonial archives
New Zealand historical records
educatedAt Royal Military College, Sandhurst
University of Edinburgh
employer UK government
surface form: British Government
ethnicGroup British
familyName Busby
fieldOfWork colonial administration
international relations
viticulture
givenName James
influenced British–Māori diplomatic relations
development of New Zealand constitutional arrangements
knownFor co-drafting the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840
drafting the Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand in 1835
mediating relations between British Crown and Māori chiefs
role in early governance of New Zealand
languageSpoken English
notableWork Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand
Treaty of Waitangi
occupation colonial administrator
diplomat
viticulturist
participatedIn drafting of the 1835 Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand
negotiations leading to the Treaty of Waitangi
placeOfBirth Edinburgh
Scotland
placeOfDeath Annesbrook
New Zealand
positionHeld British Resident at Waitangi
British Resident in New Zealand
religion Protestantism
residence Edinburgh
New South Wales
Waitangi, Bay of Islands
surface form: Waitangi
spouse Catherine Busby
workedAt Waitangi, Bay of Islands

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Treaty of Waitangi drafter James Busby
Treaty of Waitangi drafter James Busby
this entity surface form: Henry Williams
Treaty House builtFor James Busby
Treaty House associatedWithPeople James Busby
Busby House formerResident James Busby
Busby House namedAfter James Busby
Busby House associatedWith James Busby
Annesbrook associatedWith James Busby
Annesbrook notableResident James Busby
Catherine Busby spouse James Busby