Biography of Thomas Bunbury gathered signatures for the Treaty of Waitangi in the South Island and Steward Island.
Thomas Bunbury
Personal details
Full Name:
Thomas Bunbury
Lifetime:
1791 – 1861
Biography
Events In History
21 May 1840
Lieutenant-Governor William Hobson proclaimed British sovereignty over all of New Zealand – the North Island on the basis of cession through the Treaty of Waitangi, and South and Stewart Islands by right of discovery.
