Andrew Suter Explained

Andrew Burn Suter (1830–1895) was the second Anglican bishop of Nelson^[1] whose episcopate spanned a 26-year-period during the second half of the 19th century.^[2]

He was born in London, and educated at St Paul's School and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was ordained in 1855.^[3] After a curacy at St Dunstan-in-the-West he was Vicar of All Saints, Mile End until 1866,^[4] and his appointment to New Zealand. He resigned in 1891^[5] and died on 29 March 1895.^[6]

Legacy

The plant Pimelea suteri was named in his honour by Thomas Kirk.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Nelson region - Arts, culture and science. . 29 June 2011.
2. [The Times]
3. "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
4. http://homepages.gold.ac.uk/genuki/MDX/Stepney/churches.htm Anglican Churches in Stepney, Middlesex
5. http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/alt_essayBody.asp?essayID=2S52 DNZB
6. [The Times]
7. Smith. Val. Biographical Sketch - Andrew Burn Suter (1830-1895). New Zealand Botanical Society Newsletter. December 2015. 122. 14–15.