Willoughby Shortland
Politician
1804 – 1869
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Who was Willoughby Shortland?
Commander Willoughby Shortland RN was a British naval officer and colonial administrator. He was New Zealand's first Colonial Secretary from 1841, after having arrived in New Zealand with Lieutenant Governor William Hobson in January 1840. He was later President of the island of Nevis and then Governor of Tobago.
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- Born
- Sep 30, 1804
Plymouth - Spouses
- Education
- Royal Naval Academy
- Lived in
- New Zealand
- Died
- Oct 7, 1869
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on July 23, 2013
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