Irish administrator, influential in foundation of Canterbury, New Zealand
John Robert Godley
Portrait of John Robert Godley
Born
29 May 1814
Dublin, Ireland
Died
29 November 1861(1861-11-29) (aged 47)
London, England
Monuments
Godley Statue in Christchurch
Nationality
British
Alma mater
Christ Church, Oxford
Occupation
Colonial reformer
Employer
Canterbury Association
Known for
Founder of Canterbury
Spouse
Charlotte Godley
Children
Arthur Godley, 1st Baron Kilbracken
Relatives
Denis Daly (grandfather) James Daly, 1st Baron Dunsandle and Clanconal (uncle) Robert Daly (uncle) Sir Morgan George Crofton, 3rd Baronet (uncle by marriage) A. D. Godley (nephew) Alexander Godley (nephew) Charles Griffith-Wynne (father-in-law) Charles Wynne (brother-in-law) Hugh Godley, 2nd Baron Kilbracken (grandson)
John Robert Godley (29 May 1814 – 17 November 1861) 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.
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