McCLEVERTY, WILLIAM ANSON, received his ensign's commission in the 48th Regiment in 1824. (Lieutenant, 1825; captain, 1829; major, 1841; lieut-colonel, 1845.) He served in India against the Rajah of Coorg in 1834. In 1846 he came to New Zealand by the Agincourt, under orders from the Colonial Office to assist the New Zealand Company in the selection of land and the fixing of exterior boundaries. In 1847 he made his final report, which was given effect to by the issue of deeds to the chiefs residing in the different districts. McCleverty was gazetted in 1846 Superintendent of the Southern district; in 1847 deputy-assistant quartermaster-general in New Zealand, and in 1848, as commander of the forces in New Zealand, he was appointed a member of the executive council of New Munster. He was in charge at Wellington during the earthquake of 1848. Promoted colonel in 1854, he left New Zealand in 1857 and rose to major-general and commander of the forces at Madras. In 1876 he was promoted general.

G.B.O.P., 1846/337, 1847/892, 1848/899; Army Lists, 1825, 1856-57, 1876; Grimstone; E. Wilson; Jellicoe; Cowan; Ward.

Reference: Volume 2, page 5

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