John Robert Godley
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John Robert Godley was an Anglo-Irish statesman and bureaucrat. Godley is considered to be the founder of Canterbury, New Zealand, although he lived there for only two years.
Portrait of John Robert Godley
Canterbury Association
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The Canterbury Association was formed in 1848 in England by members of parliament, peers, and Anglican church leaders, to establish a colony in New Zealand. The settlement was to be called Canterbury,
John Robert Godley
…supplies for the planned colony. For the next two years he served as leader of the settlement, which was called Christchurch. He negotiated with the Canterbury Association in order to get them to change their conditions for pastoral leases to ensure that the colony was able to make a good start with a strong farming base…
Plaque at 22 Whitehall, London, commemorating the first meeting of the Canterbury Association
Memorial tablet inside Christ Church Cathedral, Christchurch, showing the members of the Canterbury Association.
An 1850 Canterbury Association poster aimed at working-class people
The Canterbury Association ships Bangalore, Dominion, Duke of Portland, Lady Nugent, and Canterbury in the East India Docks in 1851