George Augustus Selwyn
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 146 years ago |
| Date of birth | April 5,1809 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Born | Church Row |
| London | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | April 11,1878 |
| Died | Bishops House |
| Lichfield | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Patronage | Selwyn College, Cambridge |
| Children | John Selwyn |
| Books | New Zealand: Journal of the Bishop's visitation tour, from December 1843, to March 1844, including an account of his visit to the Southern Island |
| Founded | St John's Theological College |
| Job | Priest |
| Education | St John's College, Cambridge |
| Eton College | |
| St John's College | |
| Church | Church of England |
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| ID | 1679587 |
George Augustus Selwyn Life story
George Augustus Selwyn was the first Anglican Bishop of New Zealand. He was Bishop of New Zealand from 1841 to 1869. His diocese was then subdivided and Selwyn was Metropolitan of New Zealand from 1858 to 1868. Returning to Britain, Selwyn served as Bishop of Lichfield from 1868 to 1878.
