Complex sentence: A strong supporter of education, he helped edstablish both Otago Boys'High School and Otago Girls' High School during the 1870s, and was the first Chancellor of the University of Otago from 1869 until his death on January 23,1871.
Split into simpler sentences: A strong supporter of education, he helped edstablish both Otago Boys'High School and Otago Girls' High School during the 1870s. In 1869 he founded the University of Otago, and was the first Chancellor from 1869 until his death on January 23,1871.