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Haurongo: Godley, John Robert

Haurongo tūhonohono

Godley, Charlotte

1821–1907

Letter-writer, community leader

Grey, George

1812–1898

Soldier, explorer, colonial governor, premier, scholar

Wakefield, Edward Gibbon

1796–1862

Political theorist, colonial promoter, politician

Biographies that mention Godley, John Robert

Bowen, Charles Christopher

1830–1917

Administrator, politician, poet, magistrate, educationalist

A studio portrait of Ellen and William Brassington

Brassington, William

1840–1905

Stonemason, builder, sculptor

Portrait of John Deans

Deans, John

1820–1854

Farmer, runholder

Deans, John

1817 (year uncertain)–1851

Farmer, runholder

Godley, Alexander John

1867–1957

Military leader

Godley, Charlotte

1821–1907

Letter-writer, community leader

Horrell, Elizabeth

1826–1913

Teacher, homemaker

Selwyn, George Augustus

1809–1878

Missionary, bishop, metropolitan

Sewell, Henry

1807–1879

Lawyer, administrator, politician, premier

Watts Russell, Elizabeth Rose Rebecca

1833 to 1834 (year uncertain)–1905

Community leader

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Gerald Hensley. 'Godley, John Robert', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1990. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/biographies/126862/related-biographies (accessed 4 June 2026).