Samuel Hinds (bishop)
Samuel Hinds | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Norwich | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Norwich |
| In office | 1849–1857 |
| Predecessor | Edward Stanley |
| Successor | John Pelham |
| Other post(s) | Dean of Carlisle (1848) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 December 1793 |
| Died | 7 February 1872 (aged 78) Notting Hill, London |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Education | Charterhouse School |
| Alma mater | The Queen's College, Oxford |
Samuel Hinds (23 December 1793 – 7 February 1872), was a British clergyman. He was appointed Bishop of Norwich in 1849 and resigned in 1857. Hinds was of the Broad Church in his views. He had strong links with the Ngati Kuri (Wai262) and Te Patu tribes of New Zealand, noting a paramount Maori chief Rata Ngaromotu of Ngati Kahu and the colonisation of New Zealand and the town of Hinds, New Zealand is named after him.