List of mayors of Freetown
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There have been a number of different mayors of Freetown, Sierra Leone and some have not necessarily been from Freetown, Sierra Leone.
List of Mayors of Freetown
- John EzzidioJohn EzzidioJohn Ezzidio was a freed slave from Nigeria who became a successful businessman and politician in Sierra Leone. Rescued from a slave ship headed for Brazil, he was apprenticed to a French shopkeeper and taught himself to read and write...
- Nigerian born mayor from 1845- - Sir Samuel LewisSamuel Lewis (Sierra Leone)Sir Samuel Lewis CMG, BL was a Sierra Leonean mayor of Freetown and lawyer. Sir Samuel Lewis was the first West African ever knighted and was the third Sierra Leonean to qualify as a barrister. Sir Samuel Lewis was the first mayor of Freetown after the Freetown Municipal Council was established...
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mayor of Freetown from 1865 - William John CampbellWilliam John CampbellWilliam John Campbell was a Creole mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone of Egba and Ife descent. His family was a prominent one amongst the Creoles in the early 1900s. His mother, Sarah Campbell was a Egba, his father, John Campbell, was an Ife. His brother John William Campbell was a herbalist at...
- Nigerian born mayor during the 19th century. - Emmanuel CummingsEmmanuel CummingsEmmanuel Cummings was a mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone and was the father of Eustace Henry Taylor Cummings who later became a mayor of Freetown.-References:*...
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mayor of Freetown during the 19th century - John Henry Malamah ThomasJohn Henry Malamah ThomasJohn Henry Malamah Thomas was a Sierra Leonean entrepreneur and a long serving mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone.-Early life:John Henry Thomas was born in Hastings, a suburb of Freetown of Creole recaptive parents, and his father died when he was three years old. John Henry Malamah Thomas is an...
-mayor of Freetown from 1904 to 1912 - Eustace Henry Taylor CummingsEustace Henry Taylor CummingsEustace Henry Taylor Cummings CBE qualified as a doctor at Liverpool University and then served as a medical officer in Sierra Leone. He served as Mayor of Freetown from 1948 to 1954...
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mayor of Freetown from 1948–1954 - Siaka StevensSiaka StevensSiaka Probyn Stevens was the 3rd prime minister of Sierra Leone from 1967–1971 and the 1st president of Sierra Leone from 1971–1985. Stevens is generally criticised for dictatorial methods of government in which many of his political opponents were executed, as well as for mismanaging...
- mayor of Freetown and later on president of Sierra Leone - Winstanley Bankole JohnsonWinstanley Bankole JohnsonWinstanley Bankole Johnson is a Sierra Leonean politician and served as mayor of Freetown from July 2004 until he was sacked by his fellow members of the Freetown-city Council on January 17, 2008. Johnson was appointed mayor in July 2004 and is a member of the opposition All Peoples Congress...
, current mayor since July 2004