Person Colenso; William (c 1811 - 1899) Colenso William c 1811 - 1899 Male Penzance, Cornwall, England c 1811 Napier, North Island, New Zealand 10 February 1899

Napier, New Zealand (1883)

Natural history Career: Apprenticed to a printer; printer to the British and Foreign Bible Society; sent by the Society to New Zealand (1834)and remained there for the rest of his life; established the first printing press in New Zealand; printed the New Testament in the Maori language; became a missionary; ordained to serve a church in Napier; travelled throughout New Zealand; MP for Napier (1861); Honorary Secretary, Hawkes' Bay Philosophical Institute (by 1883); died as a result of a carriage accident Memberships: FLS Son of Samuel May Colenso Fellow 04/06/1886 Sources: Bulloch's Roll Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1905 vol 75 pp 57-60 signed by J D H References: Robin J H Clark and Michael J Kelly, 'New Zealand, New Zealanders and the Royal Society' in NR 1994 vol 48 pp 263-281 Notes: Baptised 13 December 1811. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 c Dec 1811 - 10 Feb 1899 NA7094 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 15/09/2023 RS_NET\HirraA Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/69861851 3ac534c2-88c0-4545-b98f-2eb91748e718