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who took a liking to Taiwo and encouraged him to pursue trading. Governor Glover then established a political partnership that put Taiwo on the path to become one of the wealthiest and most powerful men in Lagos. Glover introduced Taiwo to the firm of Messrs G.L. Gaiser, who became Taiwo's main
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Colonel Ord, a British colonial official, Taiwo and other Lagosian merchants wrote that they had been "born slaves" and had "risen by energies" to become successful slave owners, planters, canoe owners, and traders. The historian
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Taiwo Olowo was born in c. 1781 in Isheri, a residential community in Lagos. His father, Oluwole, was a high chief (Olofin) of his hometown, and he died in 1809. Olowo arrived in Lagos in 1848 and served as an indentured slave to one
Ogunmade by Oba
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Taiwo was baptized in the late 1870s at the Holy
Trinity Church in Ebute Ero, taking the name Daniel Conrad Taiwo. He also served as an emissary of the British colonial government in Lagos, and was ambassador to the court of the King of Porto Novo.
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from 1845 to 1853 and, as can be expected, Taiwo leveraged his closeness to Kosoko for mercantile gain, establishing partnerships with
European and Brazilian merchants. While it is unclear whether Taiwo fled with Kosoko to Epe after the British
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His family house is still located across the street from the monument, and still belongs to his descendants. Its name, Iga Taiwo Olowo, literally translates to "Palace of Taiwo the Rich Man". Noted descendants include
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of Isheri. In his capacity as Baba Isale, Taiwo was a patron and representative of the Isheri people. In return, Taiwo enjoyed monopolistic privileges over all others in access to Isheri trade routes and markets.
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The Taiwo Olowo cenotaph was erected over his tomb by the
Brazilian-Lagosian master builder Senhor Jorge DaCosta in 1905. Its plaques were said to have been forged from the melting of hundreds of copper pennies.
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officiated his funeral. Though it is stated that Olowo was born in 1781, as there was no documentation during the time around his birth, there is no way of verifying his date of birth and thus his age.
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Apena Ajasa) of at least 20,000 followers. Taiwo feuded with the other powerful Baba Isale - Chief Ajasa - over trade routes and in other complex Lagos power plays. Ajasa was originally an ally of Oba
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Trinity Church. He was also a benefactor of
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invited Kosoko back to Lagos in 1862. Taiwo built a mutually beneficial relationship with both
Freeman's administration and successive ones.
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Vaughan Family: A Tale of Two Continents", African and American Descendants of Former Slave Have Kept in Touch for More Than a Century
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trading partners and who assisted him in the collection of debts owed Taiwo by Egba traders. Governor Glover also empowered Taiwo as the
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