John Naimbanna

John Naimbanna (17??–1793) was a Temne Prince who visited London in 1791–1793.

John Naimbanna
An illustration depicting John Naimbanna, J. Evans
Died1793
Sierra Leone
NationalityTemne
Other namesFrederick Henry Glanville
Years active1790s
Known forEighteenth century African visitor to London

John was the son of Naimbanna II, the Obai (King) of the Temne people of Robanna, near Sierra Leone. The king had three sons and resolved to send one each to Britain, Portugal and the Ottoman Empire to study Protestantism, Catholicism and Islam respectively. Thus in 1791 John was sent to England on the small merchant sloop Lapwing.[1] There he came under the tutelage of the reformer Henry Thornton.[2] While in London he became a Christian, adopting the forenames Henry and Granville to honour Henry Thornton and Granville Sharp.[3]

Naimbanna died of unknown causes in July 1793.[4]

References
  1. Lee, John (1811). The Black Prince . London: Cheap Repository Tracts.
  2. Hall, Catherine (2012). Macaulay and son : architects of imperial Britain. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 45. ISBN 9780300160239.
  3. Rydings, H. A. (1957). "Prince Naimbanna in England". Sierra Leone Studies. New Series (8). Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  4. "Death by Chamomile? The Alimentary End of Henry Granville Naimbana—The Appendix". theappendix.net.
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