William Cotton (missionary), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

William Cotton (missionary)

Anglican priest, missionary and apiarist

Date of Birth: 30-Jan-1813

Place of Birth: Leytonstone, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 22-Jun-1879

Profession: beekeeper

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About William Cotton (missionary)

  • Rev William Charles Cotton MA (30 January 1813 – 22 June 1879) was an Anglican priest, a missionary and an apiarist.
  • After education at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford he was ordained and travelled to New Zealand as chaplain to George Augustus Selwyn, its first bishop.
  • He introduced the skills of beekeeping to North Island and wrote books on the subject.
  • Later as vicar of Frodsham, Cheshire, England, he restored its church and vicarage but was limited in his activities by mental illness.

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