John Young Wai
Chinese community leader, Presbyterian lay leader and Presbyterian minister
About John Young Wai
Lived 1847 – 1930 (aged 82–83).
John Young Wai (1847 – 21 June 1930) was an Australian Chinese community leader, Presbyterian lay leader and Presbyterian minister.
John Young Wai was born 1930 in Canton, Guangdong, China. He established the Chinese Presbyterian Church in Sydney as well as a second church.
He died in Summer Hill, Sydney, New South Wales, on 21 June 1930 and was buried in Rookwood Cemetery on 23 June 1930.
He was the grandfather of eminent paediatrician John Yu.
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Who was John Young Wai?
Chinese community leader, Presbyterian lay leader and Presbyterian minister
When was John Young Wai born?
John Young Wai was born in 1847.
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John Young Wai died on 21 June 1930.
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