| LC control no. | n 86866975 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Freeman, Thomas Birch, 1809-1890 |
| Associated place | Ghana Nigeria |
| Birth date | 1809-12-06 |
| Death date | 1890-08-12 |
| Place of birth | Hempshire (England) |
| Affiliation | Wesleyan Methodist Church |
| Profession or occupation | Missionaries Travelers |
| Found in | nuc86-37647: His Journals of various visits to the kingdoms of Ashanti ... [MI] 1844 (hdg. on GmC rept.: Freeman, Thomas Birch, 1809-1890) LC data base, 11-24-86 (hdg.: Freeman, Thomas Birch, 1809-1890) Dictionary of African Biography, accessed January 22, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Freeman, Thomas Birch; Wesleyan Methodist clergy, missionary, traveler, antislavery activist; born 06 December 1809 in Hempshire, England; missionary sponsored by the Wesleyan Missionary Society (WMS) (1837-1856); led expedition to the Asante capital of Kumasi with goal of converting Asante kingdom locals to Christianity (1839); documented experience in Asante in Journal of a Visit to Ashanti (1840); moved to Nigerian port town of Badagry where Ghezo, powerful king of Dahomey, consented to a Methodist mission in city of Ouidah (1842); struggled to expand Methodist missions in Ghana and Nigeria (1843-1854); ran farming enterprise and sent botanical specimens to Kew Gardens, trying to settle disputes between British, Fante, and Dutch administration in Elmina (1860's-1870's); returned to ministry and renewed evangelization among Fante communities (1873); lauded in later years as pioneer; died 12 August 1890) |
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