▁W add ell ▁( 1 8 5 0 – 1 9 3 2 ) ▁was ▁a ▁notable ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Pres by ter ian ▁minister , ▁social ▁reform er ▁and ▁writer . ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Ireland ; ▁in ▁B ally r oney , ▁County ▁Down , ▁Ireland ▁in ▁about ▁ 1 8 5 0 ; ▁or ▁in ▁Glen arm , ▁County ▁An trim ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Archives . ▁ ▁He ▁married ▁Kath le en ▁New man ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁January ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁in ▁Dublin ▁and ▁a ▁few ▁weeks ▁later ▁W add ell ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁migr ated ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ., ▁sett ling ▁in ▁Dun ed in ▁where ▁he ▁led ▁St . ▁Andrew ' s ▁Church ▁for ▁forty ▁years ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁An ▁active ▁bel ie ver ▁in ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁the ▁min istry ▁to ▁promote ▁social ▁justice , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁founder ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁of ▁the ▁Dun ed in ▁and ▁Sub urban ▁Res erves ▁Conserv ation ▁Society , ▁and ▁a ided ▁the ▁setting ▁up ▁a ▁mission ▁hall , ▁sav ings ▁bank , ▁free ▁library ▁and ▁free ▁kind erg arten ▁ ▁within ▁his ▁parish , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁prom oting ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁cultural ▁and ▁sport ing ▁groups . ▁ ▁W add ell ' s ▁most ▁notable ▁accomplish ment ▁in ▁nin ete enth - century ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁however , ▁was