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Sofolahan Josiah Sawyerr Esq., of Saro origin was born in 1877.
He lived in [[Cocoanut House]] of Ereko area, then The Town of Lagos or Lagos Colony now Lagos Island.
He was a member of the Roman Catholic Community, having attended masses during his lifetime at the "Church of the Holy Cross" as it was then known, now [[Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Lagos]].
During his lifetime he chaired or was a member on different committees and organizations which include:
* Member, Committee to Organize Lagos Effort after Outbreak of World War I - August 1914
* Honourable Treasurer, Lecture of the Rev. S. D. Ferguson - November 1914
* Honourable Treasurer, Concert in Aid of War Funds (World War I) - November 1915
* Vice President, The Lagos Auxiliary (Anti-Slavery and Aborigines Protection) - December 1915
* Honourable Treasurer, Blyden Memorial Fund - 1915
* Donor, Nigerian Aeroplane Fund - October 1916
* Advisory Member, Lagos Town Council - 1917
* Contributor, Overseas Contingent (Oxford Fund - Nigeria Regiment W.A.F.F.) - April 1917
* Donor, St. Mark's Church (Lagos) Building Fund
[[category: Lagos Colony]]
Sofolahan Josiah Sawyerr Esq., of Saro origin was born in 1877.
He lived in [[Cocoanut House]] of Ereko area, then The Town of Lagos or Lagos Colony now Lagos Island.
He was a member of the Roman Catholic Community, having attended masses during his lifetime at the "Church of the Holy Cross" as it was then known, now [[Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Lagos]].
During his lifetime he chaired or was a member on different committees and organizations which include:
* Member, Committee to Organize Lagos Effort after Outbreak of World War I - August 1914
* Honourable Treasurer, Lecture of the Rev. S. D. Ferguson - November 1914
* Honourable Treasurer, Concert in Aid of War Funds (World War I) - November 1915
* Vice President, The Lagos Auxiliary (Anti-Slavery and Aborigines Protection) - December 1915
* Honourable Treasurer, Blyden Memorial Fund - 1915
* Donor, Nigerian Aeroplane Fund - October 1916
* Advisory Member, Lagos Town Council - 1917
* Contributor, Overseas Contingent (Oxford Fund - Nigeria Regiment W.A.F.F.) - April 1917
* Donor, St. Mark's Church (Lagos) Building Fund
[[category: Lagos Colony]]
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