John Gibson Paton
(1824-1907)
British missionary
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John Gibson Paton (24 May 1824 – 28 January 1907), 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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24 May 1824 Braehead, Kirkmahoe, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
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| Died |
28 January 1907 (aged 82) Cross St, Canterbury, Victoria, Australia
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| Zodiac | Gemini |
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