John Andrew | |
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Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Wairarapa | |
In office 1871–1875 | |
Preceded by | Henry Bunny |
Succeeded by | George Beetham |
7th Headmaster of Nelson College | |
In office 1876–1886 | |
Preceded by | Frank Churchill Simmons |
Succeeded by | William Justice Ford |
Personal details | |
Born | John Chapman Andrew 9 March 1822 Whitby, Yorkshire, England |
Died | 7 December 1907 Otaki, New Zealand | (aged 85)
Resting place | Stoke, New Zealand 41°18′46″S 173°14′05″E / 41.3127°S 173.2347°E |
Spouses | Emma Fendall
(m. 1855; died 1878)Emily Morgan (m. 1880) |
Relations | William Hudson (grandson) James Hudson (son-in-law)[1] |
Children | Six (three sons, three daughters) |
John Chapman Andrew (9 March 1822 – 7 December 1907) was a 19th-century Church of England priest, Oxford don, educationist, pastoralist and Member of Parliament in New Zealand.
Born a Yorkshireman, well-educated, he emigrated with his new wife, Emma, to New Zealand in 1856 aged 34 and they took full part in the development of the new colony's important institutions.