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Edward Francis Small
Member of the Legislative Council for Bathurst
In office
31 December 1941 – 1958
Personal details
Born29 January 1891
Bathurst, British Gambia
DiedJanuary 1958 (aged 66–67)
Political partyRate Payers' Association

Edward Francis Small (29 January 1891 – January 1958) was a Gambian statesman who has been described as the "trailblazer of Gambian political consciousness."[1] One of the few educated Africans in the Gambia Colony and Protectorate during the early 20th century, Small founded the country's first trade union (Bathurst Trade Union), the country's first political party (Rate Payers' Association), and was the first citizen elected to its legislature. He was also a delegate to and leader of the National Congress of British West Africa (NCBWA).[2][3][4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Edward Francus Small's monument "in limbo" Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine Foroyaa Online, 7 August 2007
  3. ^ The Road to Independence Archived 2009-08-21 at the Wayback Machine State House
  4. ^ Aku People in Gambia AccessGambia.com

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