John Macaulay Wilson was an

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King, and one of the first Africans to receive a

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an medical training. He was sent from

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to Kingdom of Great Britain, Britain for medical training in either 1794 or 1796. He returned to fill a number of roles, including Assistant Colonial Surgeon at the hospital in

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. Macaulay Wilson was the son of King George, chief of Kaffu Bullom, and joined the household of

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and later that of

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. He was a juror during the trial of

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in 1812. Following the death of his father, King George, he was elected King on 4 March 1827 in the presence of

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