monarch death_date children birth_date term_end constituency death_place order term_start spouse image name caption predecessor birth_place party governor successor religion article_title
victoria 23 june yes 1893 1812 ngataua -lrb- adoptedmāori child -rrb- omahuru , renamed william fox -lrb- jr. -rrb- 2 september 1812 2 1862 28 june 1869 -- 10 september 1872 3 march june 1873 -- 8 april 1873 1856 12 july 1861 -- 6 august wanganui , rangitikei auckland , new zealand 2nd premier of new zealand 20 may 1856 sarah halcomb -lrb- m. 1842 -rrb- retouched_portrait_of_sir_william_fox . jpg sir william fox sir william fox , ca 1890 henry -rrb- edward stafford -lrb- 1869 -rrb- george waterhouse -lrb- 1873 sewell -rrb- -lrb- 1856 -rrb- edward stafford -lrb- 1861 south shields , england none thomas gore browne george grey george bowen edward -rrb- edward stafford -lrb- 1872 -rrb- julius vogel -lrb- 1873 stafford -rrb- -lrb- 1856 -rrb- alfred domett -lrb- 1862 anglican william fox -lrb- politician -rrb-

william fox -lrb- politician -rrb-

sir william fox , kcmg -lrb- 2 september 1812 -- 23 june 1893 -rrb- was the second premier of new zealand on four occasions in the 19th century , while new zealand was still a colony .
he was known for his confiscation of māori land rights , his contributions to the education system -lrb- such as establishing the university of new zealand -rrb- , and his work to increase new zealand 's autonomy from britain .
he has been described as determined and intelligent , but also as bitter and `` too fond '' of personal attacks .
different aspects of his personality are emphasised by different accounts , changing mainly due to the reviewers ' political beliefs .
