Macaulay, Herbert, 1846-1946 (Nigerian nationalist, politician, engineer, architect, journalist and musician)
Biography
Herbert Macaulay (1864-1946), Nigerian nationalist and politician, was born in Lagos on November 14, 1864. After going to a Christian missionary school, he took a job as a clerk at the Lagos Department of Public Works. From 1891 to 1894 he studied civil engineering in Plymouth, England. On his return, he worked for the Crown as a land inspector. Macaulay was one of the first Nigerian nationalists and for most of his life a strong opponent of British rule in Nigeria. On June 24, 1923, he founded the Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP), the first Nigerian political party. In 1944 Macaulay co-founded the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC) together with Nnamdi Azikiwe and became its president. In 1946 Macaulay fell ill in Kano and later died in Lagos.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Herbert Macaulay: Letter to Charles Sayle, 1920
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.