George grey's life

18 12 April 14 was born in an Irish military family in Lisbon, Portugal. His father, Lieutenant Colonel Gray of the 30th Guards Corps, died on the battlefield against Napoleon's aggression in badajoz half a month ago. He studied at the Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst and was approved as a lieutenant in 1837 to explore Western Australia for the Royal Geographic Society. He led an expedition to land in Hanover Bay and surveyed the area, but in the second expedition the following year, he was devastated. His boat was destroyed in Schacks Bay, and he finally arrived in Perth on foot. He was stabbed in the hip by the locals, and he was dying of thirst. 1839 was promoted to lieutenant and became the governor of Albany, Western Australia. 184 1 year as the governor of south Australia. At the end of 1845, he was appointed Governor-General of New Zealand. During his term of office, he brutally ruled the indigenous Maori. He suggested that the Maori lifestyle should be changed through assimilation, courts should be set up in indigenous areas, regional systems should be established, and provincial governors should be given the necessary rights. 1854 Governor of Cape Town Colony in Africa. There, with the support of the orange free state, a plan to unite all parts of South Africa was put forward. But the colonial department did not agree to this plan. During the Maori uprising in New Zealand, in 186 1 year, the British government sent him back to New Zealand as the governor to suppress the uprising. He advocated the confiscation of Maori land and the establishment of armed immigrant areas. Later, due to the conflict with Commander Cameron, he was removed from the post of Governor and retired in 1868. 1872 returned to new Zealand and served as governor of Auckland at the request of the colonists. 1874 was a member of the new Zealand house of representatives, 1877 ~ 1879 was the prime minister of new Zealand. During his tenure, he founded the Liberal Party, became the main political party in New Zealand, and made initiatives in the electoral system, land issues and social welfare. From 1880 to 1894, he served as a member of parliament in New Zealand. 1894 back to England. 1September, 898 19 died in London.