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William Hobson

first Governor of New Zealand and co-author of the Treaty of Waitangi (1792-1842)
Person Human Q559857
William Hobson
McDonald, James Ingram, 1865-1935; Collins, James Edgell, 1820 · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
September 26, 1792, September 26, 1793[6]
Date of death
September 10, 1842
Place of birth
Waterford
Place of death
Auckland
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[11]
Occupation
explorer
Position held
Governor-General of New Zealand[12]
Father
Samuel Meade Hobson[8]
Spouse
Eliza Ann Elliott[9]
Child
Eliza Hobson[10]
Cause of death
stroke[16]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[21]
Family name
Hobson[17]
Given name
William[18]
Honorific suffix
Royal Navy[19]
Manner of death
natural causes[20]
Military branch
Royal Navy[14]
Military, police or special rank
commander[15]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject New Zealand/politics[22]
Place of burial
Symonds Street Cemetery[7]
Writing language
English[23]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 34
ISNI
0000000081994836
VIAF cluster ID
12185121
Library of Congress Authorities ID
nr93046142
GND ID
1204220174
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
78294
Australian Dictionary of Biography ID
hobson-william-2189
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12209432p
Bionomia ID
William Hobson
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02270040
Darwin Correspondence ID
2311
Dictionary of Irish Biography ID
004041
Dictionary of New Zealand Biography ID
1h29
Show all 34 identifiers +22
Dictionary of Sydney ID
person/hobson_william
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/William-Hobson
FAST ID
1428929
Fandom article ID
cs.historika:William_Hobson
Freebase ID
/m/018w3z
Geni profile ID
6000000010487569110
Kindred Britain ID
I12954
Lex ID
William_Hobson
Libraries Australia ID
45257075
NLA Trove people ID
1465034
Open Plaques subject ID
3576
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
53684
People Australia ID
2189
SNAC ARK ID
w60p2c8m
Te Papa agent ID
10692
The Peerage person ID
p12253.htm#i122526
UK National Archives ID
F66901
WeRelate person ID
William_Hobson_(20)
Wellcome Collection concept ID
kq53w5r6
WikiTree person ID
Hobson-1626
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/6273acbf-90c6-4e3e-abba-e8359e7f1035

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Bionomia ID 1
William Hobson
Cause of death 1
stroke
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Given name 1
William
Honorific suffix 1
Royal Navy
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Military branch 1
Royal Navy
Military, police or special rank 1
commander
Named after 1
Hobsonville
Occupation 1
explorer
Place of birth 1
Waterford
Place of death 1
Auckland
Position held 1
Governor-General of New Zealand
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

William Hobson was born on September 26, 1792[1], in Waterford[2]. He died on September 10, 1842[3], in Auckland[4]. He worked as an explorer[5].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for William Hobson include Hobsonville[24], a locality[25], in New Zealand[26].

Why It Matters

Entities named for William Hobson include Hobsonville[24], a locality[25], in New Zealand[26].

FAQs

Where was William Hobson born?

William Hobson was born in Waterford[2].

Where did William Hobson die?

William Hobson died in Auckland[4].

Who were William Hobson's parents?

William Hobson's father was Samuel Meade Hobson[8].

Who was William Hobson married to?

William Hobson's spouses include Eliza Ann Elliott[9].

What did William Hobson do for work?

William Hobson worked as an explorer[5].

Related Entities

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Waterford

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 18h ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65766: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 4w ago · DrThneed · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of Wikimedia project → WikiProject New Zealand/politics
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #58807"
  3. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → September 26, 1792, September 26, 1793
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57413: Import differing dates from dewiki and GND; remove conflicting dates without source"
  4. 22w ago · Pigsonthewing · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Darwin Correspondence ID → 2311
    "Created claim: Darwin Correspondence ID: 2311, Matched to William Hobson (#290070082) in ‎Darwin Corresponde…"
  5. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CERL Thesaurus ID → cnp02270040
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #30851: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (7)"
  6. 27w ago · Stuartyeates · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Writing language → English
    Manner of death → natural causes
    Child → Eliza Hobson
    Place of birth → Waterford
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Libraries Australia ID: 45257075, Added with moreIdentifiers"
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