Benjamin Dudley (Archdeacon of Auckland)

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, Auckland. In 1883 he became Archdeacon of Waitemata, and later Auckland.^[3] He died on 23 April 1901 in Auckland, and was buried at St Stephen's Cemetery in Parnell.^[4]

References

1. NZETC
2. Nat Lib NZ
3. Project Canterbury
4. "The late Archdeacon Dudley". New Zealand Herald. 26 April 1901. p. 5. Retrieved 16 May 2015.