Willoughby Shortland
British colonial governor
Died when: 65 years 7 days (780 months)Star Sign: Libra
Commander Willoughby Shortland RN (30 September 1804 – 7 October 1869) was a British naval officer and colonial administrator.He was New Zealand's first Colonial Secretary from 1841, after having arrived in New Zealand with Lieutenant Governor William Hobson in January 1840.
He was later President of the island of Nevis and then Governor of Tobago.
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