Samuel Ajayi Crowther

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Samuel Ajayi Crowther (; c. 1809 – 31 December 1891) was a Yoruba linguist, clergyman, and the first African Anglican bishop of West Africa. Born in Osogun (around Ado Awaye present, Oyo State, Nigeria), he and his family were captured by Fulani slave raiders when he was about twelve years old.

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