Joseph Waterhouse (minister)

Joseph Waterhouse
BornFebruary 1828 (1828-02)
Halifax, Yorkshire
Died29 April 1881(1881-04-29) (aged 53)
Near Dunedin
OccupationsMinister and missionary
Parents
  • John Waterhouse (father)
  • Jane Beadnell, née Skipsey (mother)
RelativesJabez Waterhouse (brother), John Waterhouse (nephew)

Joseph Waterhouse (February 1828 – 29 April 1881) was an English-born Australian Methodist minister and missionary in Fiji. He is credited with having converted Seru Epenisa Cakobau, the chief of Bau and King of Fiji, to Christianity.

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