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Willoughby Shortland
Portrait of Willoughby Shortland drawn by his niece.
1st Colonial Secretary of New Zealand
In office
3 May 1841 – 31 December 1843
GovernorWilliam Hobson
Personal details
Born(1804-09-30)30 September 1804
Plymouth, Devonshire, England
Died7 October 1869(1869-10-07) (aged 65)
Courtlands, Devonshire, England
SpouseIsabella Kate Johnston
RelationsEdward Shortland (brother)
Peter Shortland (brother)
John Shortland (uncle)
John Shortland (grandfather)
OccupationRoyal Navy, colonial administrator

Commander Willoughby Shortland (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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