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Ernest Dunstan Morgan

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Sir Ernest Dunstan Morgan
BornErnest Dunstan Morgan
(1896-07-12)12 July 1896
Freetown, Sierra Leone
Died14 October 1979(1979-10-14) (aged 83)
Freetown, Sierra Leone
OccupationEntrepreneur, Philanthropist, Pharmacist
LanguageEnglish, Krio
EducationSierra Leone Grammar School,
Fourah Bay College

Sir Ernest Dunstan Morgan, KBE (12 July 1896 – 14 October 1979) was a Sierra Leonean entrepreneur and philanthropist. He was awarded a Knighthood of the British Empire in 1971.[1] Morgan was a member of the Creole ethnic group (descendant of freed slaves from Nova Scotia, United States and Great Britain landed in Freetown between 1792 and 1855).[2]

Career

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Morgan traded in pharmaceuticals and general merchandise. He founded West End Pharmacy later renamed Morgan Pharmacy, which was one of the largest suppliers of pharmaceutical products in West Africa.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Sierra Leone list: "No. 45265". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1970. pp. 43–44.
  2. ^ "Sierra Leone's Morgan is no banker". www.nytimes.com. 22 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Sir Ernest Dunstan Morgan: A true Sierra Leonean pioneer and philanthropist". www.sierraconnection.com. 22 July 2023.