What is Samuel Ajayi Crowther?
'''Samuel Ajayi Crowther''' (c. 1809 – 31 December 1891) was a Yoruba linguist, clergyman, and the first African bishop of the West African Anglican Church. Crowther was born in Osogun now Ado-Awaye, [[Oyo State]], [[Nigeria]]. He and his family were kidnapped by slave raiders during the Yoruba civil war (notably the Owu wars of 1821–1829) in his hometown Osogun when he was about thirteen years old. Ajayi was sold several times before he was later purchased by the [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] slave traders, who finally took him to the New World across the Atlantic.<ref>https://www.bu.edu/missiology/missionary-biography/c-d/crowther-samuel-adjai-or-ajayi-c-1807-1891/</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Crowther, Samuel Ajayi}} [[Category:Anglican bishops]] [[Category:Anglican priests]] [[Category:Nigerian Christian clergy]] [[Category:Translators]] [[Category:1800s births]] [[Category:1891 deaths]] [[Category:Alumni of the University of Oxford]] [[Category:Converts to Christianity]] [[Category:Slaves]] [[Category:Linguists]] [[Category:People from Oyo State]] {{bio-stub}}