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John Gibson Paton

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British missionary (1824-1907)

Lived 1824 to 1907 · aged 82
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John Gibson Paton, born in Scotland, was a Protestant missionary to the New Hebrides Islands of the South Pacific. He brought to the natives of the New Hebrides education and Christianity. He developed small industries for them, such as hat making.

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The grave of John and Margaret Paton at the Boroondara Cemetery in Kew, VictoriaThe grave of John and Margaret Paton at the Boroondara Cemetery in Kew, Victoria

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John Gibson Paton, born in Scotland, was a Protestant missionary to the New Hebrides Islands of the South Pacific. He brought to the natives of the New Hebrides education and Christianity. He developed small industries for them, such as hat making. He advocated strongly against a form of slavery, which was called "Blackbirding", that involved kidnapping the natives and forcing them to work in New Zealand and elsewhere.

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Lived 1824 to 1907 · aged 82
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