William Wakefield
Early New Zealand settler (1801-1848) · Politicians · Died at 47
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Something wrong?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.
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