George Warren was a British Methodist missionary. He was the first Wesleyan Methodist in Africa and went to Sierra Leone in Nov 1811.[1] [2]
Rev. Warren had been an itinerant preacher travelling through England and Wales for John Wesley's circuits.[3] Warren volunteered to become a missionary and educationalist in Sierra Leone, and sailed there in 1811 on board the Traveller, captained by Paul Cuffee. He was accompanied by three school teachers: Jonathan Raynor, John Healey and Thomas Hirst.
He was a juror during the trial of Samuel Samo in 1812.
He died on 26 July 1812, within 8 months of arriving, a victim of the climate. (See Ref 1)
Today there is a Methodist Church in Freetown named Warren Memorial Methodist Church.[4]