John Robert Godley, Christchurch, New Zealand
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S 43° 31.858 E 172° 38.159
59G E 632193 N 5178919
John Robert Godley - Founder of Christ Church
Waymark Code: WM42C8
Location: New Zealand
Date Posted: 06/27/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Mark1962
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John Robert Godley

Born: May 29 1814, in Dublin, Ireland

Died: 17 November 1861, in London, England

Eldest son of an Irish landlord, John Robert Godley, attended school at Harrow, and later studied at Christ College, Oxford. In his younger life Godley travelled through Ireland and North America and developed his ideas of how colonies should be established and governed.

Godley was persuaded to lead the new colony, and with the establishment of the Canterbury Association Godley formed 'Christ Church' in 1850.
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