Benjamin Thornton Dudley (30 November 1838 – 23 April 1901) was an eminent New Zealand Anglican priest in the second half of the 19th century.[1]
Dudley was born Ticehurst as the son of The Rev. Benjamin Woolley Dudley, another eminent pioneer,[2] he was educated at Marlborough College and Christ's College, Christchurch; and ordained in 1861. His first service was with Bishop Patteson's Melanesian Mission, after which he became Curate in charge at Parnell. In 1865 he was placed in charge of a new church, St Sepulchre, then Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Auckland when it outgrew its first building.[3] In 1883 he became Archdeacon of Waitemata, and later Auckland.[4] He died on 23 April 1901 in Auckland, and was buried at St Stephen's Cemetery in Parnell.[5]
References edit
- ^ NZETC
- ^ Nat Lib NZ
- ^ "Church of the Holy Sepulchre and Hall". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ Project Canterbury
- ^ "The late Archdeacon Dudley". New Zealand Herald. 26 April 1901. p. 5. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
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