Herbert Macaulay
Herbert Samuel Heelas Macaulay (born November 14, 1864 in Lagos ; † May 7, 1946 there ) was a Nigerian politician .
Life
He was the grandson of Samuel Ajayi Crowther and the son of the founder of Nigeria's first high school. He studied architecture and surveying in London until 1893 and then worked as an inspector in Lagos.
In 1920 Macaulay helped found the National Congress of British West Africa. A successful petition against the expropriation of African land made it popular in 1921. In 1923 he founded Nigeria's first political party, the NNDP . In 1925 he published the Daily News . In 1935 he campaigned against the Italian occupation of Ethiopia ( hands off Abyssinia ). In 1944 he tried to achieve Nigeria's independence by founding the NCNC.
Macaulay died in 1946 from an illness he contracted while on a political trip.
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| SURNAME | Macaulay, Herbert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Macaulay, Herbert Samuel Heelas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Nigerian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 14, 1864 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lagos |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 7, 1946 |
| Place of death | Lagos |