History of Sierra Leone

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Lieutenant John Clarkson (1763-1828) brought more than 1,100 North American freedmen from Nova Scotia to Sierra Leone, and became first governor of the Sierra Leone...

CAULKER, THOMAS NEALE

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Thomas Neale Caulker (18?-late April or May, 1898), one of the famous Caulker family which was prominent in the Sherbro region, was ruler of the...

CARDEW, FREDERIC

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Frederic Cardew (1839-July 6, 1921) was governor of Sierra Leone from 1894-1900. During his energetic governorship, a Protectorate was declared over the British sphere of...

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