Benjamin Woolley Dudley (1805 – 28 August 1892) was a New Zealand Anglican priest in the 19th century.
Dudley was born in Dudley, Worcestershire, in late 1805. [1] He was educated at St Catharine's College, Cambridge and ordained as a priest of the Church of England in 1838. He held curacies at Earnley, then Ticehurst. Emigrating to New Zealand on the Cressy, [2] he became the incumbent at Lyttelton. In 1876 [3] he became Archdeacon of Rangiora, [4] where he remained until his death on 28 August 1892. [1]
Dudley was one of the first purchasers of rural land in the Christchurch district, choosing rural section 40 near Lyttelton. [5] His son, Benjamin Thornton Dudley, was Archdeacon of Waitemata, and later Auckland from 1883 to 1901. [6]
Benjamin Woolley Dudley (1805 – 28 August 1892) was a New Zealand Anglican priest in the 19th century.
Dudley was born in Dudley, Worcestershire, in late 1805. [1] He was educated at St Catharine's College, Cambridge and ordained as a priest of the Church of England in 1838. He held curacies at Earnley, then Ticehurst. Emigrating to New Zealand on the Cressy, [2] he became the incumbent at Lyttelton. In 1876 [3] he became Archdeacon of Rangiora, [4] where he remained until his death on 28 August 1892. [1]
Dudley was one of the first purchasers of rural land in the Christchurch district, choosing rural section 40 near Lyttelton. [5] His son, Benjamin Thornton Dudley, was Archdeacon of Waitemata, and later Auckland from 1883 to 1901. [6]