Arthur John Seamer (1878–1963) was a notable New Zealand Salvation Army missionary and Methodist minister. He was born in

Tongala Tongala is a town in the Goulburn Valley region of northern Victoria, Australia. The town is in the Shire of Campaspe local government area, between Kyabram and Echuca, north of the state capital, Melbourne. At the , Tongala had a population of ...

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

, Australia, in 1878. In the 1949 King's Birthday Honours, Seamer was appointed a

Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George IV, George IV, Prince of Wales, while he was acting as prince regent for his father, George III, King George III. ...

for services in connection with mission work among the

Māori Māori or Maori can refer to: Relating to the Māori people * Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group * Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand * Māori culture * Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the C ...

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1878 births 1963 deaths New Zealand Salvationists People from Tongala Australian emigrants to New Zealand New Zealand Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George New Zealand Methodist ministers {{NewZealand-reli-bio-stub