Richard Taylor (missionary)

See also: New Zealand Church Missionary Society

Richard Taylor
FGS
The Reverend Richard Taylor
Born(1805-03-21)21 March 1805
Letwell, Yorkshire, England
Died10 October 1873(1873-10-10) (aged 68)
Whanganui, New Zealand
NationalityBritish
OccupationMissionary
SpouseMary Catherine Fox (married 1829)

Richard Taylor FGS (21 March 1805 – 10 October 1873)[1] was a Church Missionary Society (CMS) missionary in New Zealand. He was born on 21 March 1805 at Letwell, Yorkshire, England, one of four children of Richard Taylor and his wife, Catherine Spencer.[1]

He attended Queens' College, Cambridge and after graduating BA in 1828, he was ordained as a priest on 8 November 1829.[1] In 1835, he was conferred MA and appointed a missionary in New Zealand for the CMS.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d Owens, J. M. R. (1990). "Taylor, Richard". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 29 January 2019.