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William Colenso

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Reference NumberP1910-001/1-008Datec.1868CreatorCarnell, Samuel, 1832-1920

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DescriptionThis material consists of two portraits of William Colenso.History / BiographyColenso was a printer, missionary, explorer, botanist, and politician. He was born in 1811 in Cornwall, England. In December 1834 Colenso arrived in Pahia, New Zealand, to run a small printing press for the Church Missionary Society. His publications in Māori came at a critical time for the missions but Colenso's most memorable work was the printing of the Māori text of the Treaty of Waitangi on 17 February 1840. Following Colenso's increasing persistence, he was eventually accepted as a candidate for ordination. In partial fulfilment of the prerequisites, he married Elizabeth Fairburn on 27 April 1843. His aggressive evangelism, his taste for travel and his need to escape a decaying domestic situation, saw Colenso cover a huge parish. He was often in conflict with Māori but also with settlers as he opposed Māori land sales. Relationships with fellow missionary and the Anglican church heirarchy were similarly troubled. About 1848 Colenso began an affair with Ripeka Meretene of Ngāi Tapuhara. A son was born in 1851. In September 1852 his wife and children left him. In November 1852 Colenso was dismissed from the mission. Emerging from seclusion in 1858, Colenso entered provincial politics. In 1859 he was elected to Hawke's Bay Provincial Council and in 1861 to the General Assembly, representing Napier. Remaining on the provincial council until its abolition, Colenso increasingly turned to writing and botanical work. In 1894 he was readmitted to the Anglican clergy. William Colenso died at Napier on 10 February 1899 (from 'The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography').ProvenanceCollected by T.M. Hocken.MediaCartes de visite

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NamesColenso, William, 1811-1899SubjectsPortraits

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