Rowland Hassall | |
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| Born | 31 March 1768 Coventry, England, United Kingdom |
| Died | 28 August 1820 (aged 52) Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Hancox |
| Children | Thomas, Samuel, Jonathan, Mary Cover, James, Eliza Cordella, Susannah Marsden, Ann, and Elizabeth |
| Parent | James Hassall |
Rowland Hassall (31 March 1768 – 28 August 1820), born in England, was a missionary in Tahiti for a short period of time and in New South Wales for the rest of his life. Initially a field preacher, he became a minister. He raised sheep, was a businessman, and became a prosperous land-owner. His son Thomas Hassall established the first Sunday school in Australia, after which Rowland Hassall co-founded the New South Wales Sunday School Institution in 1815.