John Morgan (missionary)

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John Morgan
Born(1812-05-06)6 May 1812
Low Hill, Liverpool, England
Died8 June 1865(1865-06-08) (aged 53)
Mangere, Auckland, New Zealand
NationalityBritish
OccupationAnglican Minister and Missionary
Spouse(s)Maria Mathew Coldham (married 26 August 1835)

John Morgan (6 May 1812 – 8 June 1865) was an Anglican missionary and a member of the Church Missionary Society (CMS) mission in New Zealand in the 19th century. He was an important missionary to the Māori who established the Te Awamutu district.

Morgan was born on 6 May 1812 in Low Hill, Liverpool, the son of John and Patty Morgan.[1] Morgan joined the Church Missionary Society and attended the Church Missionary Society College, Islington, London in 1832.[1] On the 21 May 1833, Morgan arrived in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand, in the Prince of Denmark, to join the CMS mission.[2] In December of that year he worked with William Thomas Fairburn, John Alexander Wilson and James Preece to establish the Puriri mission station in the Thames area on the Waihou River.[3][4] He moved to the Mangapouri mission station in May 1835, which was located near Te Awamutu on the northern bank of the Puniu River, close to where it joins the Waipa River.[5] On 26 August 1835 he married Maria Mathew Coldham, the sister of Marianne Williams.[6][1] In about 1842 he established the Otawhao mission station.[7][8][9][10][11]

In 1846 Morgan helped to construct 3 water mills that were built by the local Māori to mill wheat for sale.[12]

In 1849 he attended the St John's College, Auckland and was appointed a deacon on 24 June 1849.[1] On 18 December 1853 he was ordained as a priest.[1] He returned to the Waikato and continued teaching in the schools for Māori people.[13] In the early 1860s he acted as a government agent and reported on the Maori King Movement in the Waikato.[1] His activities resulted in his expulsion from Otawhao in April 1863 following the Invasion of the Waikato by colonial government forces.[1] He acted as a chaplain to the military forces in 1863–64. He resigned from the CMS in October 1864 and died on 8 June 1865.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Blain Biographical Directory of Anglican clergy in the South Pacific" (PDF). 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  2. ^ Carleton, Hugh (1874). "Vol. I". The Life of Henry Williams. Early New Zealand Books (ENZB), University of Auckland Library. p. 135.
  3. ^ John Alexander Wilson, edited by C.J. Wilson (1889). "Missionary Life and Work in New Zealand, 1833 to 1862: Being the Private Journal of the Late Rev. John Alexander Wilson". Early New Zealand Books (NZETC). Retrieved 3 February 2019. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ Wilton, David (2008). "The Treasury Journal, Vol 1". Hauraki Mission Station (Puriri and Parawai sites). Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  5. ^ "The Church Missionary Gleaner, November 1850". Bible Class at Matamata. Adam Matthew Digital. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  6. ^ Howe, K. R. "John Morgan". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  7. ^ Rogers, Lawrence M. (1973). Te Wiremu: A Biography of Henry Williams. Pegasus Press.
  8. ^ "The Church Missionary Gleaner, January 1852". Otawhao. Adam Matthew Digital. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  9. ^ "The Church Missionary Gleaner, May 1842". Great Love of the New Zealanders for the Word of God. Adam Matthew Digital. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  10. ^ Morgan, John. "The Church Missionary Gleaner, December 1841". Horrors Attending New Zealand Warfare. Adam Matthew Digital. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  11. ^ "The Church Missionary Gleaner, December 1846". The Station of Otawao, New Zealand. Adam Matthew Digital. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  12. ^ "The Church Missionary Gleaner, August 1847". Advancement of New Zealanders in Civilization. Adam Matthew Digital. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  13. ^ "The Church Missionary Gleaner, October 1859". United Meeting of the Schools in the Waikato District. Adam Matthew Digital. Retrieved 24 October 2015.

Sources[]

The Letters and Journals of Reverend John Morgan, Missionary at Otawhao, 1833-1865, Published in 2 Volumes. Edited, with an Introduction, by Jan Pilditch, Associate Professor of English and director of the Text and Translation Research Unit at the University Waikato. The Grimsay Press, 2010. [1] [2]


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