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James Calvert (3 January 1813 – 8 March 1892), was a Methodist missionary. [1] James Calvert was a native of Pickering, in the North Riding of Yorkshire. [2] He was sent out in 1838, in company with John Hunt, to work as a missionary in Fiji.
Jan 3, 2017 · James Calvert (1813-1892), Wesleyan Methodist missionary, was born on 3 January 1813 at Pickering, Yorkshire, England, son of David Calvert, tenant farmer. He attended a school at Malton, where in 1827 he was apprenticed for seven years to George Barnby, printer and bookbinder, and learned skills which he applied throughout his life.
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James Calvert was born at Stonerigg, Cumberland, the son of Edward Calvert. After a private education, he graduated as B.A. (1881) and B.Sc. (1883) at London University, and then studied medicine at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital.
He was a Consultant Respiratory Specialist in Bristol from 2006-2021 and Lead Clinician for Respiratory Medicine between 2008 and 2018. He also worked for more than 10 years as an Associate and Deputy Medical Director.
Sep 9, 2024 · He and his wife landed at Lakemba in 1838 and remained in Fiji for the next 17 years. They were instrumental in the conversion of Thakombau [Cakobau], the most powerful chief in the island. James used his printing skills in revising and publishing a translation of the Bible.
James Calvert. Engraving of the Reverend James Calvert (1813-1892), missionary in Fiji. Calvert and his wife spent seventeen years in Fiji, between 1838 and 1855. As a result of their activity, the most powerful chief of Fiji at the time, Thakombau (or Cakobau), converted to Methodism.
When James Calvert went out as a missionary to the cannibals of the Fiji Islands, the ship captain tried to turn him back, saying, “You will lose your life and the lives of those with you if you go among such savages.” To that, Calvert replied, “We died before we came here.”
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