John Danforth Greenwood Explained

John Danforth Greenwood
Order:4th Headmaster of Nelson College
Term Start:1863
Term End:1865
Predecessor:Reginald Broughton
Successor:Charles Lendrick MacLean
Birth Name:John Danforth Greenwood
Birth Date:4 January 1803
Birth Place:London, England
Death Date:15 June 1890
Death Place:Motueka, New Zealand
Children:13
Resting Place:Pioneer Park, Motueka

John Danforth Greenwood (1803–1890) was a New Zealand physician, newspaper editor, amateur painter and principal of Nelson College.[1] [2] [3] His grandfather was the portrait painter John Greenwood.[4]

Biography

John Danforth Greenwood was a physician, at Mitcham, Surrey.[5] He married Sarah Field in 1831. They had thirteen children, including Ellen Greenwood and Jane Greenwood.[6] His daughter Frances Mary Greenwood married William Pharazyn (1842–1872) the son of Charles Johnson Pharazyn.[7] [8]

He and his wife, Sarah, connected over art and music. Until ill-health forced his retirement in 1837, Danforth Greenwood continued his medical practice. The family then moved to Charenton-le-Pont, France. In 1842, they bought New Zealand Company sections in Wellington, Nelson and Motueka. He received free passage for himself and his family as ship's surgeon superintendent, on the Phoebe at Gravesend on 16 November 1842. In 1843, they settled in Motueka and built their house called "Woodlands."

They also lived in Nelson where he held roles such as justice of the peace, inspector of schools (1857 to 1863), board member of Nelson College (1855 to 1863) and headmaster of Nelson College (1863 to 1865).[9] [10] He was editor of the Nelson Examiner for several years. He also was appointed Sergeant-at-Arms in the House of Representatives by the Speaker Sir David Monro from 1866 to 1871.

Greenwood died on 15 June 1890 in Motueka and was buried in Pioneer Park, Motueka.[11] [12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Greenwood, John Danforth, 1803–1890 . 2024-01-01 . natlib.govt.nz . 1 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240101001059/https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22360076 . live .
  2. Web site: John Danforth Greenwood . 2024-01-01 . collection.nelsonmuseum.co.nz . 1 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240101001102/https://collection.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/persons/M617/john-danforth-greenwood . live .
  3. Web site: Sarah and John Danforth Greenwood. www.theprow.org.nz. The Prow. 1 January 2024. 29 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230129185109/https://www.theprow.org.nz/people/sarah-and-john-danforth-greenwood/. live.
  4. Web site: Mrs Humphrey Devereux Collections Online – Museum of New Zealand te Papa Tongarewa . 1 January 2024 . 26 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231226221623/https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/41241 . live .
  5. Book: Platts, Una . Nineteenth century New Zealand artists : a guide & handbook . 1980 . Avon Fine Prints Limited . Christchurch . 112.
  6. Web site: Stowe, (Mrs) Jane NZETC . 2023-01-12 . nzetc.victoria.ac.nz . 8 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230108010703/https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-PlaNine-t1-body-d1-d1136.html . live .
  7. Web site: Pharazyn, Frances Mary, 1847–1927 . 5 January 2024 . natlib.govt.nz.
  8. Web site: Pharazyn, William, 1842–1872 . 5 January 2024 . natlib.govt.nz.
  9. News: 8 February 1944 . Hundred Years Ago To-Day . 79 . 4 . Nelson Evening Mail .
  10. News: 16 June 1890 . Obituary . XXIV . 2 . Nelson Evening Mail . 141 . 1 January 2024 . 2 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201202005905/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM18900616.2.8 . live .
  11. News: 17 June 1890 . Death . XXXIII . 3 . Colonist . 5831 .
  12. Web site: Record ID 17333 . 2024-01-01 . www.tasman.govt.nz . 4 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230604203731/https://www.tasman.govt.nz/my-community/cemeteries/cemetery-search/ . live .

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