Founder of Canterbury, New Zealand. Born Dublin. Travelled extensively in Ireland and North America and so was asked to found a Church of England colony in New Zealand. After living there for two years he returned to England and worked for several newspapers mainly writing about colonial reform. Died at home in Gloucester Place.
There is a statue of him in Cathedral Square in Christchurch, New Zealand.
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John Robert Godley
Canterbury Province New Zealand In March 1848 on this site, formerly 41 Char...
London County Council John Robert Godley, 1814 - 1861, founder of Canterbury,...
Commoner on the City Lands & Bridge House Estates Committee, 1994.
The London Borough of Greenwich was formed by the amalgamation of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich and part of the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich to the east. It became a 'Royal' Borough on ...
Roman dictator, politician and general. Born Circa 100 BC. Ruled Rome in a triumvirate with Crassus and Pompey, eventually assuming sole control. Invaded Britain twice, in 55 and 54 BC. Famously as...
Person, Armed Forces, Politics & Administration, Romans, Italy
Member of the Chelsea Vestry Hall Building Committee in 1885. In a list of 'Other Distributive Charities' British History Online has "Isaac Stroulger by will proved 1904 left £200 to Chelsea MB, s...
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