Captain William Hobson

GPTKB entity

Properties (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:British_Empire
Treaty negotiations
Colonial treaties
British_naval_history
British_colonial_administration
gptkbp:birthYear 1792
gptkbp:children gptkb:William_Hobson_Jr.
gptkbp:contributedTo New_Zealand's_governance
New_Zealand's_early_settlement
gptkbp:deathYear 1842
gptkbp:diedIn gptkb:Auckland
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Naval_Academy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Captain William Hobson
gptkbp:influenced New_Zealand's_political_landscape
New_Zealand's_legal_system
New_Zealand's_development
New_Zealand's_sovereignty
Indigenous_rights_in_New_Zealand
New_Zealand's_land_policies
New_Zealand's_historical_narrative
New_Zealand's_treaty_processes
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:James_Cook
gptkbp:knownFor Colonial administration
Leadership during early colonization
Signing the Treaty of Waitangi
Establishing_Auckland_as_the_capital
Establishing_British_law_in_New_Zealand
Establishing_British_presence_in_New_Zealand
Establishing_British_sovereignty_in_New_Zealand
Establishing_law_and_order_in_New_Zealand
Navigating_New_Zealand_waters
Role_in_New_Zealand's_early_governance
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableEvent Founding_of_Auckland
gptkbp:occupation Naval officer
gptkbp:placeOfDeath Symonds Street Cemetery
gptkbp:predecessor George_Grey
gptkbp:rank Captain
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Colonial_New_Zealand
Treaty of Waitangi
Colonial governance
19th century colonialism
British_colonial_history
New_Zealand_history
New_Zealand's_founding_documents
gptkbp:role Colonial administrator
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Governor_of_New_Zealand
First Anglo-Chinese War
gptkbp:significantEvent Treaty of Waitangi signing
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Eliza_Hobson
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Robert_FitzRoy
gptkbp:wasFoundedIn gptkb:England