William Wakefield

William Wakefield

William Hayward Wakefield (1801 - 19 September 1848) was an English colonel, the leader of the first colonizing expedition to New Zealand and one of the founders of Wellington. In 1826, he married Emily Sidney, a daughter of Sir John Sidney.

Read more about William Wakefield:  Early Life, New Zealand, The Trials of A Colonist

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