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Daniel Wycliffe Sargent (born 22 July 1850, Birmingham, England - died 12 October 1902, Nigeria ) was an early explorer of Africa.
One of eight children, he was born to John and Ann (née Beeney) Sargent. His brother, Edward, was an American architect.
As Agent General of the British Government, he signed treaties with many African chiefs which allowed the British to establish the Southern Nigeria Protectorate. He was listed as the Agent General of the Royal Niger Company 1889 in Akassa.
Daniel Sargent had three wives. His second wife, Utsekanua, was the daughter of an African chief. They had one daughter, Ellen Utsekanwa Sargent.
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- Hertslet's Commercial Treaties: A Collection of Treaties and ... - Volume 17 - Page 211
Great Britain, Great Britain. Foreign Office - 1890 - Read - More editions His D. W. Sargent. >4 Chief Ozom. OYAN. mark. Witnesses to the mark of the Chief of Igabo : Isms Palmer. W. Tl G. Munday. S. F. Jonnson. (8-3.)-—Treaty with the Chiefs of O/caba, January 8, 1885. Her Majesty the Queen
- The Encyclopædia Britannica: a dictionary of arts, sciences, ... - Volume 12 - Page 211
Goldie, Sir George Dashwood Taubman (1846- ), English administrator, the founder of Nigeria, was born on the 20th ... Through Joseph Thomson, David Mcintosh, D. W. Sargent, J. Flint, William Wallace, E. Dangerfield and numerous. Reference 3. British and foreign state papers, Volume 87 By Great Britain. Foreign Office
- Joseph Thomson and the exploration of Africa - Page 210
Robert I. Rotberg - 1971 - Snippet view - More editions Three days later, with the spectre of Flegel to spur his movements, Thompson joined Hamilton and D. W. Sargent, the Company's second-in-command on the river, aboard the motor launch Frangais. Together they slowly passed through the narrow, Joseph Thomson and the exploration of Africa - Page 214
Encyclopedia of exploration, 1850 to 1940: continental exploration - Page 365
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