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Heremia Te Wake

1835 – 1918

Te Rarawa leader, farmer, assessor, catechist

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About Heremia Te Wake

Lived 1835 – 1918 (aged 82–83). Heremia Te Wake was a New Zealand.

Heremia Te Wake ( 1838 – 29 November 1918) was a New Zealand tribal leader, farmer, assessor and catechist. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Te Rarawa iwi. He was born in Te Karaka, Northland, New Zealand. His daughter, land activist Whina Cooper, would help him in his work.

He was deeply committed to the Catholic Church. He was a catechist who instructed the young and led services when clergy were absent. He died of influenza during the global 1918 flu pandemic.

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Born
1835, Te Karaka
Birth century
Died
1918
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Who was Heremia Te Wake?

Te Rarawa leader, farmer, assessor, catechist

When was Heremia Te Wake born?

Heremia Te Wake was born in 1835 in Te Karaka.

When did Heremia Te Wake die?

Heremia Te Wake died in 1918.

What nationality was Heremia Te Wake?

Heremia Te Wake was New Zealand.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Heremia Te Wake

· Wikidata: Q5738149

· DBpedia: Heremia Te Wake

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