Samuel Marsden
1764,1765
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1838
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country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Great Britain
languages spoken, written or signed: English
educated at: Magdalene College
occupation: deacon, Christian minister, chaplain, missionary, explorer
Samuel Marsden (25 June 1765 – 12 May 1838) was an English-born priest of the Church of England in Australia and a prominent member of the Church Missionary Society. He played a leading role in bringing Christianity to New Zealand. Marsden was a prominent figure in early New South Wales and Australian history, partly through his ecclesiastical offices as the colony's senior Church of England cleric and as a pioneer of the Australian wool industry, but also for his employment of convicts for farming and his actions as a magistrate at Parramatta, both of which attracted contemporary criticism. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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