Description:Henry Williams (11 February 1792 - 16 July 1867) was the leader of the Church Missionary Society (CMS) mission in New Zealand in the first half of the 19th century.Williams entered the Royal Navy at the age of fourteen and served in the Napoleonic Wars. He went to New Zealand in 1823 as a missionary. The Bay of Islands Māori gave Williams the nickname Karu-whā ("Four-eyes" as he wore spectacles). He was known more widely as Te Wiremu. ('Wiremu' being the Māori form of 'William'). His younger brother, William Williams, was also a missionary in New Zealand and known as "the scholar-surgeon". Their grandfather, the Reverend Thomas Williams (1725-1770), was a Congregational minister at the Independent Chapel of Gosport.Henry Williams has done more for his country than any other New Zealander. He served the Christian Missionary Society for 44 years and was dismissed because he would not budge from his viewpoint over the issue of buying Maori land for twice the going rate - primarily for his large family. Governor George Grey pardoned and befriended him. Henry Williams' younger brother, William Williams, and his family added much to this enriching story of New ZealandWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with About Henry Williams Missionary: The Man Has Done Important Thing For New Zealand: Treaty Of Waitangi Was Signed. To get started finding About Henry Williams Missionary: The Man Has Done Important Thing For New Zealand: Treaty Of Waitangi Was Signed, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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66
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Independently Published
Release
2021
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About Henry Williams Missionary: The Man Has Done Important Thing For New Zealand: Treaty Of Waitangi Was Signed
Description: Henry Williams (11 February 1792 - 16 July 1867) was the leader of the Church Missionary Society (CMS) mission in New Zealand in the first half of the 19th century.Williams entered the Royal Navy at the age of fourteen and served in the Napoleonic Wars. He went to New Zealand in 1823 as a missionary. The Bay of Islands Māori gave Williams the nickname Karu-whā ("Four-eyes" as he wore spectacles). He was known more widely as Te Wiremu. ('Wiremu' being the Māori form of 'William'). His younger brother, William Williams, was also a missionary in New Zealand and known as "the scholar-surgeon". Their grandfather, the Reverend Thomas Williams (1725-1770), was a Congregational minister at the Independent Chapel of Gosport.Henry Williams has done more for his country than any other New Zealander. He served the Christian Missionary Society for 44 years and was dismissed because he would not budge from his viewpoint over the issue of buying Maori land for twice the going rate - primarily for his large family. Governor George Grey pardoned and befriended him. Henry Williams' younger brother, William Williams, and his family added much to this enriching story of New ZealandWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with About Henry Williams Missionary: The Man Has Done Important Thing For New Zealand: Treaty Of Waitangi Was Signed. To get started finding About Henry Williams Missionary: The Man Has Done Important Thing For New Zealand: Treaty Of Waitangi Was Signed, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.