John Joseph Woods
Composer
1849 – 1934
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Who was John Joseph Woods?
John Joseph Woods was a New Zealand teacher and songwriter. He is best known for winning a competition to set "God Defend New Zealand", a poem by Thomas Bracken, to music. By doing this, he composed the tune to what later became New Zealand's national anthem. Woods was also the Tuapeka County Council clerk for 55 years.
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- Born
- 1849
Van Diemen's Land - Also known as
- J. Woods
- Woods, John Joseph
- John Woods
- Spouses
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- New Zealand
- Died
- 1934
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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