# William Wakefield

> Colonel William Hayward Wakefield was an English officer of the British Auxiliary Legion, and the leader of the second New Zealand Company's first colonising expedition to New Zealand; one of the founders of Wellington city. As a leader, he attracted much controversy.

*Early New Zealand settler (1801–1848)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/william-wakefield

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Born:** 1801-08-08
- **Died:** 1848-09-19
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-relations

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 39.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.6 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 3.3 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 20.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 58.0 / 100

## Sources
- [William Hayward Wakefield](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hayward_Wakefield)
- [William Wakefield](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wakefield)
- [William Wakefield](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wakefield)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2579164)

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