James George Deck

1807-1884

Oldest son of John Deck of Bury St. Edmunds, England, James was educated for the army, and became an officer in the Indian service. Retiring from the army, and having joined the Plymouth Brethren, he undertook, in 1843, the charge of a congregation of that body at Wellington, Somerset. In 1852 he went abroad and settled in New Zealand. His sister was hymnist Mary Walker. His hymns were published in: Hymns for the Poor of the Flock, 1837-8 Psalms and Hymns (London: Walther, 1842) Wellington Hymn Book, 1857 Hymns and Spiritual Songs, 1860 Hymns and Sacred Poems (Melbourne, Australia: H. Seelenmeyer, 1876)