George Clarke (judge), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

George Clarke (judge)

Missionary, teacher, public servant, politician, judge

Date of Birth: 27-Jan-1798

Place of Birth: Wymondham, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 29-Jul-1875

Profession: politician

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About George Clarke (judge)

  • George Clarke (27 January 1798 – 29 July 1875) was a New Zealand missionary, teacher, public servant, politician and judge.
  • He was born in Wymondham, Norfolk, England on 27 January 1798.
  • He joined the Church Missionary Society (CMS).
  • Clarke married Martha Elizabeth Blomfield (born 11 December 1802 in Wymondham).
  • the second daughter of Ezekiel Blomfield, a Congregational minister.Clarke, his wife Martha and family (including their son George Clarke Jr..) sailed from Sydney on La Coquille, arriving in the Bay of Islands on 4 April 1824..
  • George was trained as a blacksmith and was appointed to the CMS mission in Kerikeri.
  • Then he worked at Te Waimate mission, teaching the Maori students.
  • From 1831 to 1839, Clarke and Richard Davis managed the farm at Waimate North at which Maori students learnt farming skills.
  • He was appointed as secretary of the CMS in New Zealand.His son Edward Blomfield Clarke was the first child baptised in St.
  • John the Baptist Church at Te Waimate Mission (10 July 1831).
  • Edward Blomfield Clarke later took holy orders and was appointed to St.
  • John the Baptist Church (1863-1884) and was also appointed the Archdeacon of Te Waimate (1870-1901).In 1840, Clarke was made Chief Protector of the Maori by the recently appointed lieutenant-governor, Captain Hobson.
  • The seat of government was transferred to Auckland, and there Clarke bought a large block of land from the Maori for the government. Governor George Grey abolished the protectorate in 1846.
  • Clarke returned to Waimate North and became a farmer and resumed his work as secretary of the CMS in New Zealand.
  • However controversy in relation to land purchases by CMS missionaries resulted in Clarke being dismissed from the CMS in 1849.
  • Clarke was elected to the Auckland Provincial Council and served from 1853 to 1855.
  • He was appointed a judge of the Native Land Court in 1865.
  • He died at Waimate North on 29 July 1875.

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