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Dosunmu (Docemo), the eldest son of Akitoye, the new Oba. With succeeding crises and interventions, the consulate evolved over the following years into a form of protectorate. Lagos became a base from which the British gradually extended their jurisdiction, in the form of a protectorate, over the hinterland. The process was driven by the demands of trade and security rather than by any deliberate policy of expansion.
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met the Bashorun of Abeokuta in May 1863, who told him that recent robberies of traders' property were due to the custom of suppressing trading so as to force the men to war. The plunder would cease when the war was over. In the meantime, traders should not travel to Abeokuta since their safety could
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as indigenous opinion leaders. All were in favour of retaining the tolls to avoid upsetting the rulers. In 1903, Governor MacGregor's administration prepared a Newspaper Ordinance ostensibly designed to prevent libels being published. George, Williams and Johnson, the three Nigerian council members,
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in which he outlined plans for a Botanic Station at Lagos with the purpose of developing indigenous trees and plants that had commercial value. By 1889 rubber had been introduced to the colony, and was promising excellent yields and quality. A report that year described other products including gum
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had been suppressed, and slavery was illegal in British territory, slavery still continued in the region. Lagos was seen as a haven by runaway slaves, who were something of a problem for the administration. McCoskry set up a court to hear cases of abuse against slaves and of runaway slaves from the
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Telephone links with Britain were established by 1886, and electric street lighting in 1898. In August 1896, Charles Joseph George and George William Neville, both merchants and both unofficial members of the Legislative Council, presented a petition urging construction of the railway terminus on
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Freeman attempted to prevent Robert Campbell, a Jamaican of part-Scottish, part-African descent, from establishing a newspaper in the colony. He considered it would be "a dangerous instrument in the hands of semi-civilized Negroes". The British government did not agree, and the first issue of the
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McCoskry, and other merchants in the colony, opposed the activities of missionaries, which they felt interfered with trade. In 1855, McCoskry had been among signatories of a petition to prevent two missionaries who had gone on leave from returning to Lagos. McCoskry communicated his view to the
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Tensions between the new ruler, Akitoye, and supporters of the deposed Kosoko led to fighting in August 1853. An attempt by Kosoko himself to take the town was defeated, but Akitoye died suddenly on 2 September 1853, perhaps by poison. After consulting with the local chiefs, the consul declared
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all objected on the grounds that the ordinance would inhibit freedom of the press. George said "any obstacle in the way of publication of newspapers in this colony means throwing Lagos back to its position forty or fifty years ago". Despite these objections, the ordinance was passed into law.
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There was a small legislative council which was established when the colony was founded in 1861, with the priority mandate of assisting and advising the Governor but without formal authority, and was maintained until 1922. The majority of members were colonial officials. In 1863, the British
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with two rainy seasons. The heaviest rains fall from April to July and there is a weaker rainy season in October and November. Total annual rainfall is 1,900 millimetres (75 in). Average temperatures range from 25 Β°C (77 Β°F) in July to 29 Β°C (84 Β°F) in March.
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appointed as Consul. A Yoruba emigrant, the catechist James White, wrote in 1853 "By the taking of Lagos, England has performed an act which the grateful children of Africa shall long remember ... One of the principal roots of the slave trade is torn out of the soil".
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On 21 February 1899, the Alake of the Egba signed an agreement opening the way for construction of a railway through their territory, and the new railway from Aro to Abeokuta was opened by the Governor in December 1901, in the presence of the Alake.
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signing treaties, forcing the armies to disperse, and opening the way for construction of a railway from Lagos to Ibadan. Thus on 3 February 1893, Carter signed a treaty of protection with the Alafin of Oyo and on 15 August 1893, acting Governor
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the British Imperial government considered that the Lagos colony in some respects a failure. The British had refused to intervene in the politics of the hinterland and cut-throat competition among British and French firms along the
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and the trader Charles Joseph George. At this time the European powers were in intense competition for African colonies while the protagonists in the Yoruba wars were wearying. The Lagos administration, acting through
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The administration was merged with that of Sierra Leone in 1866, and was transferred to the Gold Coast in 1874. The Lagos elites lobbied intensively to have autonomy restored, which did not happen until 1886.
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was in a state of near-constant warfare due to internal conflicts and incursions from the northern and western neighbouring states. By then the fortified island of Lagos had become a major centre of the
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called on all British subjects to return from Abeokuta to Lagos, leaving their property, for which the chiefs of Abeokuta would be answerable to the British government. Acting Governor
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loyal to the Benin throne. The Idejo aristocracy remained Yoruba. Ashipa's son built his palace on Lagos Island, and his grandson moved the seat of government to the palace from the
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fishing community located on the islands and peninsula that form the modern state. The area was inhabited by families who claimed a semi-mythical ancestry from a figure called
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of Lagos (spelled "Docemo" in British documents) resisted the cession for 11 days while facing the threat of violence on Lagos and its people, but capitulated and signed the
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during that kingdom's expansionary phase. They established a war camp in the town, and it became known as Eko. In the 17th century, it became an important port town in the
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had succeeded in absorbing all of his competition and eliminated the French posts from the lower Niger; the situation permitted Britain to claim the entire region at the
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and Brazilian styles. The Brazilian element was imparted by skilled builders and masons who had returned from Brazil. The black elite was composed of English-speaking "
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in the Gold Coast, was instructed to stay out of the conflict, despite the damage it was doing to trade, and attempts to mediate by the Saro merchants and by the
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interior, and established a "Liberated African Yard" to give employment to freed runaways until they were able to look after themselves. He did not consider that
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in January 1914. Since then, Lagos has grown to become the largest city in West Africa, with an estimated metropolitan population of over 9,000,000 as of 2011.
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and coconut oil, for which a small-scale crushing business had promise, various fibres, camwood, borewood and indigo, also seen as having large potential.
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Claimed in 1908; territory formed 1962; overlaps portions of Argentine and Chilean claims, borders not enforced but claim not renounced under the
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established the Lagos Town Improvement Ordinance, with the aim of controlling the physical development of the town and surrounding territory.
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invited Portuguese slave traders to the island, where soon a flourishing trade developed. 18th century Lagos was still technically a vassal
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The colony had largely succeeded in eliminating slavery and had become a prosperous trading community, but until the start of the European
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in 1890. On 13 August 1891 a treaty was signed placing the kingdom of Ilaro under the protection of the British queen. When Governor
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signed a protectorate agreement with Ibadan. Colonial control was firmly established throughout the region after the bombardment of
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within the Benin Empire, but was increasingly independent and surpassing the latter in power and influence as Benin's power waned.
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became acting governor. As a colony, Lagos was now protected and governed directly from Britain. Africans born in the colony were
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Freeman, his successor, agreed with Burton that the blacks were more likely to be converted by Islam than by Christianity.
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broke out in the colony in 1897, which has been described as the "first major labour protest" in African history.
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revolted against Ibadan rule in 1878, and sporadic fighting continued for the next sixteen years. Assistance from
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was the last Governor of Lagos Colony, appointed in 1903. Egerton enthusiastically endorsed the extension of the
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The growth of the city of Lagos was largely unplanned, impeded by the complex of swamps, canals and sand spits.
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arrived in 1891, he followed an aggressive policy. In 1892, he attacked Ijebu, and in 1893 made a tour of
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Ordinances, and orders and rules thereunder, in force in the colony of Lagos, on April 30th, 1901
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The History of the Yorubas: From the Earliest Times to the Beginning of the British Protectorate
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of Lagos, an annual grant of Β£1,000 for his lifetime, after which the British would assume full
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The "Liverpool" of West Africa: the dynamics and impact of maritime trade in Lagos, 1900–1950
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Colonial Lagos developed into a busy, cosmopolitan port, with an architecture that blended
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In the early years, trade with the interior was severely restricted due to a war between
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rifles gave the Ekiti the advantage. The Lagos government, at that time subordinate to
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and palm kernels. Manufacture of palm oil was mainly considered a job for women. Later
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From 1866 to 1886 Lagos was subordinate first to Sierra Leone, then to Gold Coast.
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Lagos was the capital of Nigeria until 1991, when that role was ceded to the
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In the 16th century, Lagos island was sacked and colonized by troops of the
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that made slavery illegal in Lagos on January 1, 1852. A few months later
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on 6 August 1861 under the threat of force by Commander Beddingfield of
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who is sometimes said to have been a prince of Benin or, sometimes, an
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Acting to April 1865. Administrator or colonial secretary until 1872.
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between 1890 and 1897. The protectorate was incorporated into the new
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The Life of James Pinson Labulo Davies: A Colossus of Victorian Lagos
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and supported by George demanded a reasonable payment for his son,
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the next year. In 1886 Lagos became a separate colony from the
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In 1887, Captain Maloney, the Governor, gave a report to the
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was not safe for canoe traffic, with travellers at risk from
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over the colony. When Dosunmu died in 1884, Africans led by
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entered Lagos and annexed Lagos as a British colony via the
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In 1901, the first qualified African lawyer in the colony,
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refused to cease fighting however, and the war dragged on.
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states, the colony established a protectorate over most of
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Slavery and the birth of an African city: Lagos, 1760–1900
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Lagos was originally a fishing community on the north of
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Holy Johnson, pioneer of African nationalism, 1836–1917
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For many years, the staple products of the region were
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in February 1906, and Lagos became the capital of the
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Historical Yoruba cities, with Lagos in the southwest
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Index

Lago Colony
Flag of Lagos
Badge of Lagos
Location of Lagos
Lagos
English
British Colony
Yorubaland
Southern Nigeria Protectorate
British
Lagos
Nigeria
annexed
HMS Prometheus
William McCoskry
Oba
Dosunmu
Lagos Treaty of Cession
Yoruba
Yorubaland
Southern Nigeria Protectorate
Protectorate of Nigeria

Lagos Island
Lagos Lagoon
Gulf of Guinea
Niger River delta
tropical savanna climate
palm oil
exports

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