James Busby

James Busby (7 February 1801 - 15 July 1871) was involved in the drafting of the Treaty of Waitangi and is widely regarded as the "father" of the Australian wine industry, as he took the first collection of vine stock from Spain and France to Australia. He was New Zealand's first public servant. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (588x700, 75 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Treaty of Waitangi James Busby ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (588x700, 75 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Treaty of Waitangi James Busby ... is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Union Jack, flag of the newly formed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... is the 196th day of the year (197th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... One of the few extant copies of the Treaty of Waitangi The Treaty of Waitangi (Māori: Tiriti o Waitangi) is a treaty signed on February 6, 1840 by representatives of the British Crown, and Māori chiefs from the North Island of New Zealand. ... The Australian wine industry is the fourth largest in the world, [1] exporting over 400,000,000 litres a year to a large international export market that includes old world wine-producing countries such as France, Italy and Germany. ...

Life

He was born in Scotland, the son of English engineer John Busby, and the family imigrated from Britain to New South Wales in 1824. This article is about the country. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... John Busby (March 24, 1765 - May 10, 1857) was a mining engineer. ... NSW redirects here. ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

Busby soon returned to England where he worked for the government before visiting Spain and France to study viticulture. In March 1832 he was appointed to the position of British Resident of New Zealand and went to the Bay of Islands, taking with him some of the vine stock he had collected in Europe. He married Agnes Dow at Segenhoe, in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales on 1 November 1832. wine grapes Viticulture (from the Latin word for vine) is the science, production and study of grapes which deals with the series of events that occur in the vineyard. ... Year 1832 (MDCCCXXXII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... A Resident, or in full Resident Minister, is a state official of certain representative types, required to take up permanent residency abroad officially. ... Russell, Bay of Islands. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1832 (MDCCCXXXII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

A house was completed for him at Waitangi where he planted a vineyard from which wine was being made before his vines were productive in Australia. (Long before Busby arrived at Waitangi, missionary Samuel Marsden had already planted vines at nearby Kerikeri, on September 25 1819). His duties were to protect British commerce, control and mediate between the unruly Pākehā settlers and Māori in New Zealand. However he was not provided with any resources to impose this authority. Waitangi is a township located in the Bay of Islands on the North Island of New Zealand. ... A common vineyard. ... The Rev. ... Kerikeri, the largest town in the Bay of Islands on the North Island of New Zealand, is a popular tourist destination about three hours drive north of Auckland, and 80 kilometres north of Whangarei. ... Year 1819 (MDCCCXIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) in the [[Grhttp://en. ... Pākehā is a Māori term generally used to describe New Zealanders of British or European ancestry, but it can also be used to refer to any non-Māori person. ... This article is about the Māori people of New Zealand. ...

James Busby proposed that New Zealand should have a national flag, after an unregistered New Zealand ship was seized in Australia. A selection of three or four designs was sent from Australia, and one was chosen by the Māori chiefs at a meeting at his residency on 20 March 1834; see United Tribes of New Zealand. This article is about the Māori people of New Zealand. ... is the 79th day of the year (80th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1834 (MDCCCXXXIV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand, New Zealands first flag, selected in 1834 The United Tribes of New Zealand was a loose confederation of Māori tribes based in the north of the North Island. ...

In 1835 Busby learned that Baron Charles Philippe Hippolyte de Thierry, a Frenchman, was proposing to declare French sovereignty over New Zealand. He drafted the Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand and at a meeting in October signed it together with 35 chiefs from the northern part of New Zealand. | Come and take it, slogan of the Texas Revolution 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Motto: Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité Liberty, Equality, Fraternity Anthem: La Marseillaise France() – on the European continent() – in the European Union() Capital (and largest city) Paris Official languages French Demonym French Government Unitary semi-presidential republic  -  President Nicolas Sarkozy  -  Prime Minister François Fillon Formation  -  French State 843 French State Formed   -  Current... “Sovereign” redirects here. ... This article discusses the Declaration of 1835. ...

After the arrival of William Hobson, he co-authored with him the Treaty of Waitangi. It was signed on 5 and 6 February 1840 on the lawn outside his residence. Busby and his family left Waitangi that year. William Hobson (September 26, 1792 - September 10, 1842), was the first Governor of New Zealand and co-author of the Treaty of Waitangi. ... One of the few extant copies of the Treaty of Waitangi The Treaty of Waitangi (Māori: Tiriti o Waitangi) is a treaty signed on February 6, 1840 by representatives of the British Crown, and Māori chiefs from the North Island of New Zealand. ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

He died in Anerley, England of 'congestion of the lungs' in 1871 and is buried at West Norwood Cemetery in London. His wife returned to New Zealand where she died, at Pakaraka in 1889, and is buried at Paihia. Anerley is a suburb of London in the London Borough of Bromley, England. ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... West Norwood Cemetery is a cemetery in West Norwood, Lambeth, London. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Paihia is the main tourist town in the Bay of Islands in the far north of the North Island of New Zealand. ...

The Waitangi property, on which the Treaty was signed, was derelict until the 1930s, when it was purchased by the Governor-General of the day Viscount Bledisloe and donated to the nation. In New Zealand, the Treaty House refers to the house of the British resident in New Zealand, Thomas Busby. ... One of the few extant copies of the Treaty of Waitangi The Treaty of Waitangi (Māori: Tiriti o Waitangi) is a treaty signed on February 6, 1840 by representatives of the British Crown, and Māori chiefs from the North Island of New Zealand. ... The Governor-General of New Zealand is the representative of the Sovereign in right of New Zealand (currently, Queen Elizabeth II). ... Viscount Bledisloe is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ...

Published writings

• Treatise on the Culture of the Vine (1825)
• A Manual of Plain Directions for Planting and Cultivating Vineyards and for Making Wine in New South Wales (Sydney 1830)
• Journal of a Tour through some of the vineyards of Spain and France (Sydney 1833)

See also

• Treaty of Waitangi
• Australian wine
• New Zealand wine
• List of wine personalities

One of the few extant copies of the Treaty of Waitangi The Treaty of Waitangi (Māori: Tiriti o Waitangi) is a treaty signed on February 6, 1840 by representatives of the British Crown, and Māori chiefs from the North Island of New Zealand. ... The Australian wine industry is the fourth largest in the world, [1] exporting over 400,000,000 litres a year to a large international export market that includes old world wine-producing countries such as France, Italy and Germany. ... A selection of New Zealand wines New Zealand wine is largely produced in ten major wine growing regions spanning latitudes 36° to 45° South and extending 1,600 km (1,000 miles). ... The following is a list of personalities that have made a contribution to the wine industry. ...

External links

• James Busby, Melbourne University
• Waitangi Treaty Grounds
• James Busby, Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
• James Busby, from the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
• Newsletter 48, Friends of West Norwood Cemetery