Oliver Ogedengbe Macaulay

Oliver Ogedengbe Macaulay (December 15, 1918 - September 14, 1972), alias Oged Macaulay, son of Herbert Macaulay, was a politician, archivist, a journalist, public relations consultant, and private secretary to Oba Adeyinka Oyekan.

Early life and education

Oged Macaulay was born on December 15, 1918. However not much is known about Oged's mother,[1] who was possibly Isabella Macaulay, a princess of Akure, since it is unclear whether his father, Herbert Macaulay, remarried after losing his wife, Caroline Pratt in 1899.[2] Oged was an alumnus of CMS Grammar School, Lagos.[3]

Career

Oged was a journalist whose articles appeared in the West African Pilot.[4] He also served as Assistant Secretary of the NCNC, a political party that was founded by his father, Herbert Macaulay. Oged was a part of the Zikist Movement within the NCNC which sought a more radical nationalist position than the larger NCNC. On October 27, 1948, Osita Agwuna, Deputy President of the Zikist Movement, delivered a speech titled "A Call for Revolution" in which calls were made for not paying taxes, civil disobedience, and a boycott of British goods.[5] The British colonial government tried the Zikists for sedition and Oged served a year in prison.[6]

Oged Collection at the University of Ibadan

Oged Macaulay's private archive (The Oged Collection) at the University of Ibadan complements his father's Macaulay Papers at the Africana Section of the University of Ibadan Library. The Oged Collection sheds light on Herbert Macaulay's roots and descendants. It also provides an overview of party politics after Herbert Macaulay's death and includes papers on many land disputes in Lagos, border disputes in Oshogun, family history of Lagos chiefs and celebrities. Various newspaper cuttings, personal diaries, and correspondence are included in the Oged Collection.[7]

References
  1. Famoroti, Francis. "How Macaulay's children tussled over late father's estate". National Mirror. Missing or empty |url= (help)
  2. Tamuno, Tekena (1976). Herbert Macaulay, Nigerian Patriot. Heinemann Educational, 1976. pp. 17–21. ISBN 9780435944728.
  3. Fafunwa, A. Babs (1990). Up and On!: A Nigerian Teacher's Odyssey. West African Book Publishers, 1990. p. 18. ISBN 9789781530968.
  4. Sklar, Robert L. (2015-12-08). Nigerian Political Parties: Power in an Emergent African Nation. Princeton University Press, Dec 8, 2015. p. 69 n81. ISBN 9781400878239.
  5. Ofodile, Chudi (2016-12-02). The Politics of Biafra: And the Future of Nigeria. ISBN 9781483461427. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  6. Sklar, Robert L. (2015-12-08). Nigerian Political Parties: Power in an Emergent African Nation. Princeton University Press, 2015. pp. 75–76 n100. ISBN 9781400878239.
  7. Odularu, SSA (1987). "The Manuscript Collection of Ibadan University Library". Libri. 37 (4): 321–332. doi:10.1515/libr.1987.37.4.321.
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