James Dredge
Methodist preacher in Australia
About James Dredge
Lived 1796 – 1846 (aged 49–50).
James Dredge (1796–1846) was an English Wesleyan Methodis t preacher, Assistant Protector of Aborigines at Port Phillip in Australia.
Dredge gave up his position as Assistant Protector, which he considered misconceived: secular and possibly set up to fail. He was a preacher at Geelong from 1842 to 1846.
In poor health, Dredge was returning to England when he died on the ship.
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Who was James Dredge?
Methodist preacher in Australia
When was James Dredge born?
James Dredge was born in 1796.
When did James Dredge die?
James Dredge died in 1846.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: James Dredge (minister)
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