John Robert Godley: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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{{short description|Irish administrator, influential in foundation of Canterbury, New Zealand}}

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==Early life==

Godley was born in [[Dublin]], the eldest son of John Godley and Katherine Daly. His father was an [[Anglo-Irish]] [[landlord]] with country estates in [[County Leitrim]] and [[County Meath]] in Ireland.<ref>'The History of the Killegar Estate', by John Godley. In "Breifne" Journal, Vol X, No. 30 (2004), pp. 239-270239–270</ref> He was educated at [[Harrow School]] and [[Christ Church, Oxford]], graduating in classics in 1836. He was always very sickly, which prevented him from pursuing a chosen career in law.<ref name="DNZB Godley">{{DNZB|Hensley|Gerald |1g12|Godley, John Robert|25 May 2013}}</ref>

==Adult life==