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EnglishAACR2Anglo-American Cataloguing RulesPersoncreated2023-03-30humanHelen Cohnupdated2025-09-04humanhttps://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007181b.htmpersonGreyGeorgeKCBAACR214 April 181219 September 1898Place of BirthLisbon, PortugalPlace of DeathLondon, United KingdomExplorerGovernorPoliticianMember of ParliamentGeorge Grey is known as a colonial governor in three jurisdictions and an explorer in remote Australia. He earned a considerable reputation as a scholar of indigenous cultures, and his extensive and varied natural history collections (including Ancestral Remains) are now in several British repositories. Aged 16 he enrolled in the Royal Military College, Sandhurst U.K.), and was gazetted Ensign in 1830. Finding military life not altogether congenial, and inspired by the exploration of Charles Sturt in Australia, he persuaded he Colonial Office to permit him to lead an exploration of northwest Australia. Landing at Hanover Bay in December 1837, Grey led an ill-prepared expedition, members of the party having little experience of Australian conditions. The expedition was a chapter of accidents. Undeterred, in 1839 Grey led another party in Western Australia which, despite the discovery of the Gascoyne and Murchison Rivers, was equally unsuccessful. They survived through exertions of Kaiber, a Whadjuk Noongar man. Grey learned the Noongar language: the journal of the expedition, included much information on traditional land tenure of the Nanda people, suggesting they engaged in agriculture and built substantial settlements. Appointed Governor of South Australia in 1840, Grey was successful in repairing the colonial finances and oversaw the revival of the colony's economy. He was noted for his practical assistance to those in need, and attempted to contain the hostilities between Aborigines and settlers. From South Australia he went to New Zealand where, during his first term as Governor, he presided over the unsettling times of the Māori Wars. As he had in Australia, Grey interested himself in the local indigenous culture, becoming fluent in Māori language and writing a study of Māori mythology. Further colonial appointments were as Governor of Cape Colony and a second, less propitious, term as Governor of New Zealand. Grey was a member of the New Zealand parliament for 20 years and Prime Minister from 1877 to 1879.18261826Career event - Joined Royal Military College, Sandhurst, United Kingdom18301830Career event - Gazetted Ensign, 83rd Regiment in Ireland18331833Career event - Promoted to Lieutenant in Regiment18361836Education - First-class certificate at the examinations of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst18371837Career event - Led expedition in Kimberley region of Western Australia18391839Career event - Promoted to Captain18391839Career event - Led expedition from Shark Bay to Perth18391840Career position - Resident magistrate, King George Sound, Western Australia18401840Career event - Resigned from the armyOctober 18401845Career position - Governor of South Australia18 November 18453 January 1853Career position - Governor of New Zealand18481848Award - Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)18541861Career position - Governor of Cape Colony4 December 18615 February 1868Career position - Governor of New Zealand (2nd term)18741894Career position - Member of the New Zealand Parliament13 October 18777 October 1879Career position - Prime Minister of New Zealand
Colony of South Australia (1834 - 1901)
Governor October 1840 - 1845
Franklin, Jane (1791 - 1875)
'Grey, George', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of TechnologyGrey, GeorgeSwinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative InnovationEncyclopedia of Australian Science and InnovationBook: The romance of a pro-consul: being the personal life and memoirs of the Right Hon. Sir George Grey, K.C.B.Milne, JamesThe romance of a pro-consul: being the personal life and memoirs of the Right Hon. Sir George Grey, K.C.B.LondonChatto & Windus1899Book: Journals of two expeditions of discovery in north-west and western Australia, during the years 1837, 38, and 39, describing many newly discovered, important, and fertile districts, with observations on the moral and physical condition of the Aboriginal inhabitants, etc. etcGrey, GeorgeJournals of two expeditions of discovery in north-west and western Australia, during the years 1837, 38, and 39, describing many newly discovered, important, and fertile districts, with observations on the moral and physical condition of the Aboriginal inhabitants, etc. etcLondonT. and W. Boone1841Journal Article: On the languages of Australia : being an extract of a dispatch from Captain G. Grey, Governor of South Australia, to Lord StanleyGrey, GeorgeOn the languages of Australia : being an extract of a dispatch from Captain G. Grey, Governor of South Australia, to Lord Stanley1845Journal of the Royal Geographical Society15365-77Book: A vocabulary of the dialects of south Western AustraliaGrey, G.A vocabulary of the dialects of south Western Australia2ndLondonT. & W. Boone1840Journal Article: Some Letters from George Grey to John GouldChisholm, A. H.Some Letters from George Grey to John Gould1938Emu382216-26Journal Article: Settler colonialism, George Grey and the politics of ethnographyLester, AlanSettler colonialism, George Grey and the politics of ethnography2015Environment and planning D: society and space343492-506Journal Article: "Zambesi seeds from Mr Morris": Sir George Grey as imperialist botanistO'Leary, John"Zambesi seeds from Mr Morris": Sir George Grey as imperialist botanist2019International review of environmental history51129-40Journal Article: Lt George Grey's "script": journal, plate and paintingRainsbury, Michael P.Lt George Grey's "script": journal, plate and painting2021Rock art research381229-31Book: Sir George Grey and the moaSpittle, BruceSir George Grey and the moaDunedin, N.Z.Paua Press Limited2015Journal Article: George Grey and MathematicsTee, Garry J.George Grey and Mathematics1990Mathematical Chronicle19137Book Section: Grey, Sir George (1812 - 1898) explorer, governor and politicianAnonGrey, Sir George (1812 - 1898) explorer, governor and politicianMelbourneMelbourne University Press1966Australian dictionary of biography, volume 1: 1788 - 1850 A-HDouglas Pike476-80Book: Sir Geo. Grey: pioneer of empire in southern lands: syllabus of a course of six lecturesHenderson, G. C.Sir Geo. Grey: pioneer of empire in southern lands: syllabus of a course of six lecturesAdelaideAdelaide Uinversity1905Book: The life and times of Sir George Grey, K.C.B.Rees, William Lee; and Rees, L.The life and times of Sir George Grey, K.C.B.AucklandH. Brett1892Resource Section: Grey, GeorgeSinclair, KeithGrey, GeorgeTe Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand1990Dictionary of New Zealand BiographyBook: Upside Down World: Early European Impressions of Australia's Curious AnimalsOlsen, PennyUpside Down World: Early European Impressions of Australia's Curious AnimalsCanberraNational Library of Australia2010Book Section: George Grey's expeditions 1837 - 1838: first European penetration of the Kimberley interiorMcGlashan, H.George Grey's expeditions 1837 - 1838: first European penetration of the Kimberley interiorPerthThe Kimberley Society2012Kimberley history: people exploration and developmentClement,, C.; Gresham, J.; and McGlasha, H.61-9Book Section: Histories of rock art research in Western Australia's Kimberley, 1838 - 2000Goldhahn, Jaokim; Harper, Sam; Veth, Peter; and Ouzman, SvenHistories of rock art research in Western Australia's Kimberley, 1838 - 2000CanberraANU Press2022Histories of Australian rock art researchTaçon, Paul C.; May, Sally K.; Frederick, Ursula K.; and McDonald, Jo173-204Book: "A terrible and fatal man": Sir George Grey and the British southern hemisphereCadogan, Bernard"A terrible and fatal man": Sir George Grey and the British southern hemisphereWellingtonVictoria University WellingtonJournal Article: The imperialism of cultural assimilation: Sir George Grey's encounter with the Maori and the Xhosa, 1845-1868Gump, JamesThe imperialism of cultural assimilation: Sir George Grey's encounter with the Maori and the Xhosa, 1845-18681998Journal of World History9189-106Book: Sir George Grey: inside the mind of a terrible and fatal manCadogan, BernardSir George Grey: inside the mind of a terrible and fatal manAucklandPenguin Books (NZ)2012Book Section: George Grey in Australia, New Zealand and South AfricaDale, LeighGeorge Grey in Australia, New Zealand and South AfricaLondon & New YorkTauris2007Writing, travel and empire: in the margins of anthropologyHulme, Peter; and McDougall,, Russelll19-42Book: A very secret trade: the dark story of gentlemen collectors in TasmaniaPybus, CassandraA very secret trade: the dark story of gentlemen collectors in TasmaniaSydneyAllen & Unwin2024Book: The history of Australian exploration from 1788 to 1888: compiled from state documents, private papers, and the most authentic sources of information, issued under the auspices of the governments of the Australian coloniesFavenc, ErnestThe history of Australian exploration from 1788 to 1888: compiled from state documents, private papers, and the most authentic sources of information, issued under the auspices of the governments of the Australian coloniesSydneyTurner & Henderson1888Book: Australian botanist's companionGeorge, Alex S.Australian botanist's companionKardinya, W.A.Four Gables Press2009Book: The discovery and exploration of AustraliaFeeken, Erwin H. J.; Feeken, Gerda E. E.; and Spate, O. H. K.The discovery and exploration of AustraliaMelbourneThomas Nelson (Australia)1970