William Gisborne

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William Gisborne was a 19th-century New Zealand politician and public administrator who served as Colonial Secretary and played a key role in the development of the colony’s government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New Zealand politician
human
public administrator
burialPlace London NERFINISHED
countryOfBirth United Kingdom NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship New Zealand
United Kingdom
countryOfDeath United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1825-08-13
dateOfDeath 1898-01-07
educatedAt private education in England
employer Government of New Zealand NERFINISHED
era 19th century
ethnicGroup English
familyName Gisborne NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork politics
public administration
gender male
givenName William
hasRelative Francis Gisborne NERFINISHED
Thomas Gisborne NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
notableFor involvement in restructuring New Zealand’s colonial government
service as Colonial Secretary of New Zealand
notableRole key figure in New Zealand colonial administration
notableWork development of New Zealand colonial government
occupation colonial administrator
politician
public servant
officeContested Superintendent of Wellington Province NERFINISHED
partOf New Zealand colonial civil service NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth London, England
surface form: London
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London
politicalEntityServed Colony of New Zealand NERFINISHED
positionHeld Colonial Secretary of New Zealand NERFINISHED
Member of the New Zealand House of Representatives
Member of the New Zealand Legislative Council
New Zealand civil servant
religion Anglicanism NERFINISHED
residence New Zealand NERFINISHED
Wellington NERFINISHED
workedOn reforms of New Zealand’s administrative system

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Gisborne namedAfter William Gisborne