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Pritchard, William Thomas
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Dates of existence
1829-1907
History
A British consul, born in Papeete, Tahiti, to George Pritchard and Eliza Aileen. He was educated in Britain before returning to join his father, the British consul in Samoa. There he acquired an exceptional knowledge of the Polynesian languages and traditions. In 1858, Pritchard was appointed the first British consul at Fiji, and in the same year traveled to England with an offer from Seru Epenisa Cakobau to cede Fiji to the British crown. He was dismissed from his post in 1863.