Edward Gibbon Wakefield
Edward Gibbon Wakefield (20 March 179616 May 1862) is considered a key figure in the establishment of the colonies of South Australia and New Zealand (where he later served as a member of parliament). He also had significant interests in British North America, being involved in the drafting of Lord Durham's Report and being a member of the Parliament of the Province of Canada for a short time.He was best known for his colonisation scheme, sometimes referred to as the Wakefield scheme, which aimed to populate the new colony South Australia with a workable combination of labourers, tradespeople, artisans and capital. The scheme was to be financed by the sale of land to the capitalists who would thereby support the other classes of emigrants.
Despite being imprisoned for three years in 1827 for kidnapping a fifteen-year-old girl in Britain, he enjoyed a lengthy career in colonial governments and colonial policy. Provided by Wikipedia
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1by Wakefield, Edward Gibbon, 1796-1862
Published 1827London : Edward Duncombe, [1827?]16 p. ; 22 cm.Other Authors: “...Wakefield, Edward Gibbon, 1796-1862...”
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2by Wakefield, Edward Gibbon, 1796-1862
Published 1827London : John Murray, 1827.xv, 303 p. ; 20 cm. -
3by Wakefield, Edward Gibbon, 1796-1862
Published 1929London : New York : J.M. Dent & Sons ; E.P. Dutton & Co., [1929]1 online resource (vii, 256 pages)LLMC Digital
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4by Wrong, E. M. (Edward Murray), 1889-1928
Published 1926Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1926.viii, 352 p. ; 23 cm.Other Authors: “...Wakefield, Edward Gibbon, 1796-1862...”
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5by Durham, John George Lambton, Earl of, 1792-1840
Published 1922London : Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1922.1 online resource (xxviii, 246 pages)Other Authors: “...Wakefield, Edward Gibbon, 1796-1862...”
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