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Hace 1 día · Soon after signing Te Tiriti, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei made a strategic gift of 3,500 acres (1,400 hectares) of land on the Waitematā Harbour to the new Governor of New Zealand, William Hobson, for the new capital, which Hobson named for George Eden, Earl of Auckland, then Viceroy of India.
Hace 5 días · George Eden, Earl of Auckland, born in 1784, was the second son of William, 1st Baron Auckland. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, and was called to the Bar from Lincoln's Inn in 1809. On the death of his elder brother in 1810 he took the latter's place in parliament, and in 1814 he succeeded his father in the barony.
22 de may. de 2024 · Prior to this, West Auckland or Western Auckland mostly referred to the western portions of the old Auckland City, such as Ponsonby and Kingsland. The name Auckland was originally given to the township of Auckland (now Auckland city centre) in 1840 by William Hobson, after patron George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland.
Hace 4 días · George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland, British statesman; Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid (1778–1859), financier, promoter of UK Jewry's emancipation; advocate for the foundation of UCL and a very generous benefactor; Olinthus Gregory (1774–1841), English mathematician, author and editor; George Grote (1794–1871), English classical historian
15 de may. de 2024 · This naming was done as a tribute to George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland, who was a patron and friend of Governor Hobson. The New Zealand Government Gazette announced the royal approval of the name in 1842. Why is Auckland famous? Auckland is famous for several reasons.
8 de may. de 2024 · There is a lookout on the top of the mountain, you can enjoy the city view of Auckland. Mount Eden, named for George Eden, an earl of Auckland, has erupted several times, the most recent one being estimated to have been 15,000 years ago. This hill is formed by the accumulation of volcanic ejecta around the crater.
Hace 4 días · The area where Auckland now stands was chosen to be the capital by William Hobson, the new New Zealand governor. It was called Auckland after George Eden, the Earl of Auckland. The capital was moved to Wellington in 1865.
