Personal details
Full Name:
- William Hayward Wakefield
Lifetime:
- 1803?–19 Sep 1848
Biography
William Wakefield
Colonel William Wakefield was one of the earliest European settlers at Port Nicholson (Wellington), where he served as the New Zealand Company’s Principal Agent between 1840 and 1848.
Read more...Events In History
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25 March 1847Wakefield and Featherston duelIsaac Featherston, editor of the Wellington Independent, had in effect accused William Wakefield, the New Zealand Company's principal agent, of being a thief. Neither man was hurt in the duel. Read more...
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17 August 1839NZ Company ship Tory arrivesThe New Zealand Company party, which included William Wakefield and his nephew Jerningham, was sent to make preparations for organised settlement. Read more...
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Main image: William Wakefield
William Wakefield, drawn as he appeared at his trial in 1826 for helping his brother Edward Gibbon Wakefield abduct a young heiress.
