About John Danforth Greenwood
Lived 1803 – 1890 (aged 87). John Danforth Greenwood was a physician, teacher, school inspector and newspaper editor.
John Danforth Greenwood (1803–1890) was a New Zealand physician, newspaper editor, amateur painter and principal of Nelson College. His grandfather was the portrait painter John Greenwood. They had thirteen children, including Ellen Greenwood and Jane Greenwood. His daughter Frances Mary Greenwood married William Pharazyn (1842–1872) the son of Charles Johnson Pharazyn.
He and his wife, Sarah, connected over art and music. He was editor of the Nelson Examiner for several years.
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Who was John Danforth Greenwood?
New Zealand physician (1803-1890)
When was John Danforth Greenwood born?
John Danforth Greenwood was born on 4 January 1803 in London.
When did John Danforth Greenwood die?
John Danforth Greenwood died on 15 June 1890 in Motueka.
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John Danforth Greenwood was a physician, teacher, school inspector and newspaper editor.
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