John William Campbell (herbalist)
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John William Campbell was a Creole
herbalist who worked at Connaught Hospital
during the early 1900s.
John William Campbell was the son of Oluwole John Campbell and Sarah Campbell, he was also the brother of William John Campbell
, a mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone. Another elder brother of the same namesake was Justice of Peace of the Colony of Sierra Leone. John Campbell was one of the first herbalists working at Connaught Hospital when it opened in 1912. John William Campbell married Esther Thomas, the daughter of Shekou Thomas a prominent man from Victoria, Guinea or Karafarande, Guinea, and the two had six children together. John William Campbell was buried at Racecourse Cemetery. His only surviving daughter, Sarah Rebecca Letitia Campbell died at age 101.
Sierra Leone Creole people
The Sierra Leone Creoles, or Krios, are an ethnic group in Sierra Leone, descendants of West Indian slaves from the Caribbean, primarily from Jamaica; freed African American slaves from the Thirteen Colonies resettled from Nova Scotia; and Liberated Africans from various parts of Africa...
herbalist who worked at Connaught Hospital
Connaught Hospital
Connaught Hospital is a hospital located in Sierra Leone.Connaught Hospital was opened in 1912 by the Duke of Connaught, Prince Arthur. President Kabbah re-opened the hospital on May 5, 2006, alongside the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital ....
during the early 1900s.
John William Campbell was the son of Oluwole John Campbell and Sarah Campbell, he was also the brother of William John Campbell
William John Campbell
William John Campbell was a Creole mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone of Egba and Ife descent. His family was a prominent one amongst the Creoles in the early 1900s. His mother, Sarah Campbell was a Egba, his father, John Campbell, was an Ife. His brother John William Campbell was a herbalist at...
, a mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone. Another elder brother of the same namesake was Justice of Peace of the Colony of Sierra Leone. John Campbell was one of the first herbalists working at Connaught Hospital when it opened in 1912. John William Campbell married Esther Thomas, the daughter of Shekou Thomas a prominent man from Victoria, Guinea or Karafarande, Guinea, and the two had six children together. John William Campbell was buried at Racecourse Cemetery. His only surviving daughter, Sarah Rebecca Letitia Campbell died at age 101.