Thomas Babington Macaulay (17 January 1826[1] – 17 January 1878[2]) was a Nigerian priest and educator. He was the first principal and founder of CMS Grammar School, Lagos, and father of Nigerian nationalist Herbert Macaulay.[3]
Thomas Babington Macaulay | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 January 1826 |
| Died | 17 January 1878 (aged 52) |
| Resting place | Ajele Cemetery |
| Known for | founder of first secondary school in Nigeria |
| Spouse |
Abigail Crowther (m. 1854) |
| Children | Herbert Macaulay |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Oliver Ogedengbe Macaulay (grandson) Samuel Ajayi Crowther (father-in-law) |
Life
editThomas Babington Macaulay was born in Kissy, Sierra Leone, on 17 January 1826 to Yoruba parents who were liberated by the British West Africa Squadron from the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade. His father was Ojo-Oriare from Ikirun in old Oyo Province (now Osun State), while his mother was Kilangbe from Ile-Ogbo, also in Oyo Province. Macaulay trained at CMS Training Institute, Islington, and King's College, London.[4][5] He was a junior associate of Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther, whose second daughter, Abigail, he married in 1854.[2] That same year, Macaulay was ordained by bishop Owen Vidal in Lagos with Thomas King, and were the first Africans admitted to the ministry of the Anglican Church upon their own soil.[6]
Death
editMacaulay died on his birthday (17 January 1878) from smallpox in Lagos [2] and was buried at Ajele Cemetery.
Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary, a co-educational boarding school in Ikorodu, Lagos, is named after him.[7]
References
edit- ^ Elebute, Adeyemo (2013). The Life of James Pinson Labulo Davies: A Colossus of Victorian Lagos. Kachifo Limited/Prestige. p. 1. ISBN 9789785205763.
- ^ a b c "Macaulay, Thomas Babington 1826 to 1878 Anglican Nigeria". Dictionary of African Christian Biography. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ Jacob Oluwatayo Adeuyan (2011). Journey of the First Black Bishop: Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther 1806 - 1891. AuthorHouse. ISBN 978-1-463-4073-22.
- ^ E. O. Olúkọ̀jú (2001). A golden heritage: essays in celebration of Saint Andrew's College, Ọyọ. Heinemann Educational Books (Nigeria) Plc. p. 50. ISBN 9789781294273.
- ^ Georgia State University. Dept. of African-American Studies (1970). "Drum: A Magazine of Africa for Africa". African Drum Publications.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ ‘THE HISTORY OF THE CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY ITS ENVIRONMENT, ITS MEN AND ITS WORK' BY EUGENE STOCK, EDITORIAL SECRETARY. THREE VOLUMES. VOL. II. LONDON: CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY, Salisbury Square, E.C. 1899. Accessed May 2010
- ^ "About – Diocese Of Lagos". Retrieved 8 February 2021.
7. Thomas Babington Macaulay was also named after a school in Ikorodu, Lagos
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