WEST, WILLIAM HENRY (1841-89) was born at Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ireland, and came to Melbourne with his parents as a child. He studied at Melbourne University and gained his B.A., and was ordained at the Congregational Church in Collins Street (1870). In the following year he was appointed to Wellington, where he was largely responsible for the erection of the Congregational Church. In 1883 he graduated LL.B. and in 1888 LL.D. He took a great interest in education, and was himself a fine scholar with broad catholic interests. He died on 9 Jul 1889.

N.Z. Times, 9 Jul 1889; Evening Post, 10 Jul.

Reference: Volume 2, page 244

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