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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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