Joseph Veel Colborne-Veel | |
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![]() Portrait of Joseph Colborne-Veel (year unknown) | |
Born | 1831
Gloucester, England |
Died | 29 July 1895
Christchurch, New Zealand |
Occupation(s) | journalist, educator |
Known for | editor of The Press, secretary of education board |
Joseph Veel Colborne-Veel (1831 – 29 July 1895) was a journalist and educator in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Colborne-Veel was born in 1831 in Gloucester, England and received his early education at Kidderminster. [1] Sources differ whether he graduated in 1856 with honours from Magdalen College, Oxford, [1] [2] or from the adjacent but unrelated Magdalen Hall, Oxford. [3] He once won an essay competition, beating Stopford Brooke to second place. Brooke later made a career as a writer, but in the essay competition, his style was marked "too flowery", whilst Veel was judged having used "good, straight-forward, sensible English." [3] In his younger days, he was a successful athlete and once won the lightweight sculls in Oxford. [4] Once in Christchurch, he frequently appeared in the media as a cricketer. [5] In his later life, he was a keen chess player. [4] He married Anne Maria Anstey (1840–1910) [2] in 1857, who was also from Gloucestershire. [6]
Immediately after the wedding, they emigrated to New Zealand on the Glentanner, arriving in Lyttelton on 3 October 1857. [6] [7] With strong ties to the Anglican church, he had a letter of introduction with him to James FitzGerald, who had just gone to England as Canterbury's immigration agent (1857–1860), though. [3] [8] Colborne-Veel initially went farming in Linwood and marked exam papers for Christ's College. [3]
He was editor of the Christchurch newspaper The Press from December 1861 to 1878 with a break of several months during 1868. [9] In March 1868, he left during a time a deep economic depression to be sub-editor of the Westland Observer, a newspaper run by George Sale. [10] At The Press, he was replaced by Charles Purnell. Towards the end of that year, the ownership of The Press changed, its publication reverted from three times a week to daily, and Purnell moved on. Colborne-Veel was attracted back as the newspaper's editor by December 1868. [11]
Following his career as a journalist, education in Canterbury was the area that he was most eager to enhance. [12] He resigned from The Press in 1878 to become secretary for the education board [13] was principal of the Christchurch Normal School (1893–1895), [14] and was a member of the Board of Governors of Canterbury College (1875–1895). [1] [4] He died suddenly during a meeting of the Board of Governors on 29 July 1895. [15] He was buried at Barbadoes Street Cemetery. [16] He was survived by his wife, one son, and three daughters; his last residence had been in Montreal Street. [4] [17] His wife died in November 1910. [6]
Joseph Veel Colborne-Veel | |
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![]() Portrait of Joseph Colborne-Veel (year unknown) | |
Born | 1831
Gloucester, England |
Died | 29 July 1895
Christchurch, New Zealand |
Occupation(s) | journalist, educator |
Known for | editor of The Press, secretary of education board |
Joseph Veel Colborne-Veel (1831 – 29 July 1895) was a journalist and educator in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Colborne-Veel was born in 1831 in Gloucester, England and received his early education at Kidderminster. [1] Sources differ whether he graduated in 1856 with honours from Magdalen College, Oxford, [1] [2] or from the adjacent but unrelated Magdalen Hall, Oxford. [3] He once won an essay competition, beating Stopford Brooke to second place. Brooke later made a career as a writer, but in the essay competition, his style was marked "too flowery", whilst Veel was judged having used "good, straight-forward, sensible English." [3] In his younger days, he was a successful athlete and once won the lightweight sculls in Oxford. [4] Once in Christchurch, he frequently appeared in the media as a cricketer. [5] In his later life, he was a keen chess player. [4] He married Anne Maria Anstey (1840–1910) [2] in 1857, who was also from Gloucestershire. [6]
Immediately after the wedding, they emigrated to New Zealand on the Glentanner, arriving in Lyttelton on 3 October 1857. [6] [7] With strong ties to the Anglican church, he had a letter of introduction with him to James FitzGerald, who had just gone to England as Canterbury's immigration agent (1857–1860), though. [3] [8] Colborne-Veel initially went farming in Linwood and marked exam papers for Christ's College. [3]
He was editor of the Christchurch newspaper The Press from December 1861 to 1878 with a break of several months during 1868. [9] In March 1868, he left during a time a deep economic depression to be sub-editor of the Westland Observer, a newspaper run by George Sale. [10] At The Press, he was replaced by Charles Purnell. Towards the end of that year, the ownership of The Press changed, its publication reverted from three times a week to daily, and Purnell moved on. Colborne-Veel was attracted back as the newspaper's editor by December 1868. [11]
Following his career as a journalist, education in Canterbury was the area that he was most eager to enhance. [12] He resigned from The Press in 1878 to become secretary for the education board [13] was principal of the Christchurch Normal School (1893–1895), [14] and was a member of the Board of Governors of Canterbury College (1875–1895). [1] [4] He died suddenly during a meeting of the Board of Governors on 29 July 1895. [15] He was buried at Barbadoes Street Cemetery. [16] He was survived by his wife, one son, and three daughters; his last residence had been in Montreal Street. [4] [17] His wife died in November 1910. [6]