Samuel Marsden (1765-1838) was an English born priest of the C.of E. who went to Australia to work in the Colony of New South Wales. He was prominent member of the Church Missionary Society (CMS) It is believed he introduced Christianity to New Zealand.
He was a prominent figure in early New South Wales Australian History.
!. through his ecclesiastical offices as the colony’s senior C.of E. cleric,
2. as a pioneer of the Australian wool industry
3. employment of convicts for farming
4. his actions as a magistrate at Parramatta- named as ‘Flogging parson’
When he moved to New Zealand he developed a gentler reputation.
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