Ernest Dunstan Morgan Explained

Sir Ernest Dunstan Morgan
Birth Date:12 July 1896
Birth Name:Ernest Dunstan Morgan
Birth Place:Freetown, Sierra Leone
Death Place:Freetown, Sierra Leone
Occupation:Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Pharmacist
Education:Sierra Leone Grammar School,
Fourah Bay College
Language:English, Krio

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Sierra Leone list:
  2. Web site: Sierra Leone's Morgan is no banker. www.nytimes.com. 22 July 2023.
  3. Web site: Sir Ernest Dunstan Morgan: A true Sierra Leonean pioneer and philanthropist. www.sierraconnection.com. 22 July 2023.