Name:William Hobson
Date of birth:26 September 1792 - Waterford
Died:10 September 1842 - Auckland
William Hobson was born in Waterford, Ireland, on 26 September 1792, the third of five sons of Samuel Hobson. William joined the Royal Navy before his 10th birthday.
Captain William Hobson was a British Royal Navy officer who served as the first Governor of New Zealand. Hobson was the First Governor of New Zealand and the Co-author of the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi.
He joined the Royal Navy in 1803, at the tender age of ten years, and was promoted to Commander in 1824.
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