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George Augustus Selwyn

The Rt. Revd. George Augustus Selwyn (1809 - 1878) was the first bishop of New Zealand.

He was Bishop of New Zealand from 1841 to 1858, and Primate of New Zealand from 1858 to 1868.

A few years after his death, Selwyn College, Cambridge was founded in his honour.

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