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Born in 1821, Sir George graduated with an MA from Oxford in 1847. He became President of the University of Corfu in 1847, a position he held for four years. He was appointed as Governor of New Zealand having served as the first Governor of Queensland. …

Sir Thomas was born in 1807 and entered the army as ensign in 1824. He rose to Captain in 1829 and then to Major in 1834. He served in the 1st Afghan War as a Major in the 41st Regiment, covering the retreat of Sir John England's force. He was made Lt-…

  Role Term Governor 1845 - 1847 Governor-in-Chief 1848 - 1853 Governor of New Zealand 1853 - 1853 1861 - 1868 Sir George is the only man to have served serve two terms as Vice-regal representative: 1845-1853 and 1861-1868. Sir George was born in Lisbon…

Sir Keith was born in 1904 and educated in Tauranga, Hastings and Motueka. He became a National Party MP in 1932 and became Deputy Leader of the Opposition in 1947. He became a cabinet minister in 1949 and was appointed Deputy Prime Minister before…

Lieutenant-General Sir Bernard Cyril Freyberg, 1st Baron, was born in England in 1889 but brought to New Zealand by his parents at the age of two. He was educated at Wellington College. He joined the Royal Naval Brigade in England at the outbreak of the…

Sir Arthur was born in 1829 and graduated with an MA from Cambridge in 1851. A year later he became secretary to his father, who was Prime Minister from 1852 to 1855. Sir Arthur was a Liberal MP from 1854 to 1857. His governorships, apart from New Zealand…

Lieutenant-Governor (1840 - 1841), (under Lt.-Col. Sir George Gipps, RE, Governor of New South Wales 1837 - 1846, and Governor-in-Chief of New Zealand 1839 - 1841), Governor (1841 - 1842), William Hobson was born in Ireland in 1793 and went to sea at the…