Charles Abraham (bishop of Wellington)

[1] Born in 1814,[2] the son of the late Royal Navy captain Abraham, of Farnborough, Hampshire, he was educated at Eton and King's College, Cambridge and was later a Fellow.

He arrived back in New Zealand 30 March 1859 and was installed at St Paul's Pro-Cathedral on 3 April.

[5] When the New Zealand Wars broke out by reason of the purchase by the Government of the Waitara block, Abraham presented a protest to the Governor, claiming for the Maori as British subjects the right to be heard in the Supreme Court.

[8] Abraham is the author of "Festival and Lenten Lectures in St. George's Chapel, Windsor," 1848-9 (Parker), and other works.

Abraham was involved in correcting an early edition of the Maori Bible translation.