John Ezzidio
Deceased Person
1810 – 1872
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Who was John Ezzidio?
John Ezzidio was a freed slave from Nigeria who became a successful businessman and politician in Sierra Leone. Rescued from a slave ship headed for Brazil, he was apprenticed to a French shopkeeper and taught himself to read and write. Ezzidio eventually rose to the position of mayor of Freetown and later became a member the colonial governor's Legislative Council.
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