Samuel Williams (missionary)

Samuel Williams (17 January 1822 – 14 March 1907) was a New Zealand missionary, educationalist, farmer and pastoralist.

[2] He was managing the farm during the Flagstaff War when in June 1845 Hone Heke went to Pakaraka to gather food supplies.

Williams worked the Te Aute estate in order to provide the financial resources to rebuild the school.

His aunt Catherine Heathcote assisted with financial support and in 1870 he had accumulated £700; building began in 1871 and was completed in 1872.

[8] Williams was gifted £700 from his aunt Catherine Heathcote to build a school for Māori girls.