George Pritchard (missionary), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George Pritchard (missionary)

British Christian missionary and diplomat

Date of Birth: 01-Aug-1796

Place of Birth: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 06-May-1883

Profession: diplomat, missionary

Zodiac Sign: Leo

George Pritchard (1 August 1796 – 6 May 1883) was a British Christian missionary and diplomatist. Pritchard was born in Birmingham and studied at the mission seminary at Gosport.
In 1824 he travelled to the Society Islands to undertake work for the London Missionary Society.
In 1837 he was appointed British consul at Tahiti, advising Queen Pomare IV.
The Islands were annexed by France in spite of his protests, in 1843.
He was compelled to leave the islands in 1844 and returned to England.
In 1845 he was appointed British consul at Samoa, resigning in 1856 and subsequently living in retirement in England. In 1844 he published his memoir The Missionary's Reward: Or, the Success of the Gospel in the Pacific, with a second printing in the year of publication.



Description	British artist and printer
Date of birth/death	1804	1867
Location of birth/death	Lewes, Sussex, England, United Kingdom	London
Work location	London
Authority control	: Q5536805 VIAF: 19954952 ISNI: 0000 0001 0653 2954 ULAN: 500022460 LCCN: n83219750 NLA: 35015505 WorldCat