Dandeson Crowther
Archdeacon of the Niger
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| Intro | Archdeacon of the Niger | |||
| A.K.A. | Dandeson Coates Crowther | |||
| A.K.A. | Dandeson Coates Crowther | |||
| was | Priest | |||
| Work field | Religion | |||
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| Religion: | Anglicanism | |||
| Birth | 24 September 1844 | |||
| Death | 1938 (aged 93 years) | |||
| Star sign | Libra | |||
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Dandeson Coates Crowther OBE (24 September 1844–1938) was Archdeacon of The Niger from 1876 until 1926.
The son of Ajayi Crowther, Bishop on the Niger, and the first African Anglican bishop in Nigeria he was educated at the CMS College, Islington. He was in the foundation class of CMS Grammar School, Lagos in 1860. He was ordained deacon at St Mary's Church, Islington on 10 June 1870; and priest on 12 March 1871. He was at Bonny until his appointment as Archdeacon.