William Conton

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William Farquhar Conton (1925, Gambia - July, 2003) was a Sierra Leonean educator, historian and novelist
William Farquhar Conton was born to the union of Cecil Conton (1885-1926) and Olive Conton (née Farquhar) in the Gambia. The Contons and Farquhars were Sierra Leone Creole people of Caribbean origin who settled in Sierra Leone during the late nineteenth century. Cecil Barger Conton had been born in Bermuda to William A. Conton (b. 1837) and Elizabeth Conton (b. 1857). Olive Farquhar was the daughter of Archdeacon Charles William Farquhar of Antigua.
Conton was educated at Durham University in England. After graduating he taught at Fourah Bay College before becoming principal of Accra High School in Ghana. Returning to Sierra Leone, he was ...more

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