James Wilson (Captain)

James Wilson (Captain)

Captain James Wilson, brought the first British missionaries to Tahiti on ship "Duff" in 1797.Wilson was a deeply religious man. The missionaries he brought were from the London Missionary Society. There were thirty men, six women and three children.

Wilson, on the "Duff" also explored and visited many islands in the Pacific, some of which had never had any recorded visit by an European. Among these the most important are Mangareva in the Gambier Islands and Pukarua in the Tuamotus.

References

* [http://chapters.scarecrowpress.com/08/108/0810853957ch1.pdf Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Pacific Islands]
* [http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-BucExpl-t1-body-d15.html History]
* [http://www.artfact.com/catalog/viewLot.cfm?lotCode=F2320FPM London Missionary Society]


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