William Colenso

William Colenso
William Colenso, 1898
Born(1811-11-17)17 November 1811
Died10 February 1899(1899-02-10) (aged 87)
OccupationMissionary
SpouseElizabeth Fairburn (married 1843)

William Colenso (17 November 1811 – 10 February 1899) FRS was a Cornish Christian missionary to New Zealand, and also a printer, botanist, explorer and politician.[1] He attended the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi and later wrote an account of the events at Waitangi.[2]

  1. ^ "Blain Biographical Directory of Anglican clergy in the South Pacific" (PDF). 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  2. ^ Colenso, William (1890). The Authentic and Genuine History of the Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. Wellington: By Authority of George Didsbury, Government Printer. Retrieved 31 August 2011.