Charles Abel | |
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&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Charles_Abel_Missionary.jpg) Missionary to the Territory of Papua | |
| Born | 25 September 1863 Bloomsbury, London, England |
| Died | 10 April 1930 (aged 66) England |
| Occupation | Missionary |
| Known for | Establishing the Kwato mission in Papua |
| Spouse | Beatrice Moxon (1869–1939) |
| Children | Phyllis, Cecil, Russell and Marjorie |
Charles William Abel (1863–1930) was a Congregationalist who founded the Kwato mission in the Territory of Papua, in what is now the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea (PNG). He was the father of Sir Cecil Abel who played an important role in PNG at the time of its independence, and great-grandfather of Charles Abel, a government minister in PNG.