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George Fenwick (cropped)
George Fenwick or Fenwicke may refer to: *Sir George Fenwick (editor) (1847–1929), New Zealand newspaper proprietor and editor *George Fenwick (Parliamentarian) George Fenwick (1603?–1657), was an English Parliamentarian, and a leading colonist in the short-lived Saybrook Colony. Early life Fenwick was the son of George Fenwick of Brinkburn, Northumberland, and Dorothy, daughter of John Forster of N ... (1603–1657), founder of Saybrook Colony in Connecticut * George Fenwicke (1690–1760), English clergyman and religious writer {{hndis, Fenwick, George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Fenwick (editor)
Sir George Fenwick (2 February 1847 – 23 September 1929) was a New Zealand newspaper proprietor and editor. He is best known for his time as manager and editor of the ''Otago Daily Times'', during which time he supported the campaign initiated by Rutherford Waddell against sweat shops. Early life Fenwick was born on 2 February 1847, the eldest child of Robertine Jane (nee Brown, 1823–1866) and Robert Fenwick (1815–1878) in Sunderland in the north of England. When he was six years old his family responding to the discovery of famous goldfields emigrated to Australia, arriving in Victoria on New Year's Day in 1853. As the gold fever in Australia subsided, his parents in response to the advertising of W. H. Reynolds, honorary immigration agent for the Provincial Council of Otago of the superior advantages of Otago in New Zealand the couple immigrated with their three children on the schooner ''Challenger'', reaching Dunedin on 23 January 1856. He initially attended the Gov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Fenwick (Parliamentarian)
George Fenwick (1603?–1657), was an English Parliamentarian, and a leading colonist in the short-lived Saybrook Colony. Early life Fenwick was the son of George Fenwick of Brinkburn, Northumberland, and Dorothy, daughter of John Forster of Newham, was born about 1603. Fenwick was called to the bar at Gray's Inn on 21 November 1631, and admitted ancient on 24 May 1650. Settlement in America He took an active part in the scheme for colonising Connecticut, signed the agreement of the patentees with John Winthrop the Younger in 1635, and visited Boston in 1636. In 1639 he settled with his wife and family in the Saybrook Colony at the mouth of the Connecticut River, as agent for the patentees and governor of the fort of Saybrook. In 1642 upon the death of Native American leader, Wequash Cook, Fenwick took in Cook's son, Wenamoag, to raise, but it is unknown what happened to Wenamoag after Fenwick's wife died and Fenwick returned to England in 1645. Letters written by him during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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