Entry Type | Person |
Surname | Crowther |
Forenames | Samuel Ajayi |
Title | Bishop |
Gender Identity | Male |
Biography | c1807 (some citations give 1809): born, Osogun, then in the Oyo empire, later western Nigeria. 1821: captured and enslaved. 1822: liberated by a British naval patrol and taken to Sierra Leone. 1843: ordained as a minister in the Anglican church. 1864: consecrated Bishop of The Niger. 1891: died, Lagos, then in the British-administered Colony of Lagos, later Nigeria. |
Authorised Form of Name | Crowther; Samuel Ajayi; Bishop |
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