Henry Johnson (priest) - Misplaced Pages

Henry Johnson was Archdeacon of The Upper Niger from 1878 to 1891.

Johnson was born in 1840 as an Omoba of the Oyo people. He trained for the priesthood at Church Missionary Society College, Islington. He was ordained deacon at St. George's Cathedral, Sierra Leone in 1866, and priest in 1867. Johnson served at Fourah Bay, Sherbro and Lokoja. He was appointed an honorary M.A. of Cambridge University in 1886.

Johnson died in 1901.

References

'Holy' Johnson, Pioneer of African Nationalism, 1836-1917 Ayandele, E.A. p229: Abingdon, Cass, 2005 ISBN 0714617431
The Church in Africa, 1450-1950 Hastings, A. p347: Oxford, Clarendon, 1994 ISBN 0198263996
Crockford's Clerical Directory 1898 p730: London, Horace Cox, 1898
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"The missionary history of Sierra Leone" Seddall,H. p234:London, Hatchards,1874
Alumni Cantabrigienses Part II vol iii p579
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v t e Niger River
Countries	Guinea Mali Niger Benin Nigeria
Sections	Source of the Niger Middle Niger Inner Niger Delta Lower Niger Niger Delta
Tributaries (list) and distributaries	Tinkisso River Sankarani River Milo River Bani River Mekrou River Alibori River Sokoto River Sota River Kaduna River Benue River Anambra River Forcados River Nun River Brass River
Cities	Siguiri Bamako Segou Mopti Timbuktu Gao Niamey Lokoja Onitsha
Lakes	Kainji Lake Lac Debo
Dams and bridges	King Fahd Bridge Martyrs Bridge Markala Dam Gao Bridge Kennedy Bridge Kainji Dam Jebba Dam River Niger Bridge (Onitsha)
Protected areas	Niger Basin Authority National Park of Upper Niger W National Park Kainji National Park
Disasters	Kebbi boat disaster Kwara boat disaster Ogbaru boat disaster

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