James Busby

Description

DescriptionJames Busby (7 February 1802 – 15 July 1871) was appointed in 1833 as the British Resident in New Zealand and became involved in drafting both the 1835 Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand and the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi. As British Resident, he acted as New Zealand's first jurist and the "originator of law in Aotearoa", to whom New Zealand owes almost all of its underlying jurisprudence.

Wikipedia contributors. (2021, March 5). James Busby. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 22:05, March 15, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James_Busby&oldid=1010484874First NameJamesLast NameBusbyDate of Birth7 February 1802Date of Death15 July 1871

Person

Tāmati Wāka Nene

William Hobson

Event

Treaty of Waitangi

'McDonald, James Ingram, 1865-1935', URL:https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23133573 updated 16/3/2021
CREDIT
Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: A-044-008'McDonald, James Ingram, 1865-1935', URL:https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23133573 updated 16/3/2021
CREDIT
Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: A-044-008'McDonald, James Ingram, 1865-1935', URL:https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23133573 updated 16/3/2021
CREDIT
Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: A-044-008'James Busby, British Resident', URL:https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23133573 updated 16/3/2021
CREDIT
Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: A-044-008'James Busby, British Resident', URL:https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23133573 updated 16/3/2021
CREDIT
Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: A-044-008'James Busby, British Resident', URL:https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23133573 updated 16/3/2021
CREDIT
Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: A-044-008McDonald, James Ingram, 1865-1935. McDonald, James Ingram, 1865-1935 :James Busby, British Resident, 1830. 1903.. Ref: A-044-008. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23133573