Sofolahan Josiah Sawyerr

He is known for his involvement in various committees and organizations, contributing significantly to society and the development of Lagos in the late decades of the 19th century.

Father Ferdinand Terrien on his appointment as Bishop-Elect of James Gordo and Vicar Apostolic of the coast of Benin, on the 21st of April, 1912.

He was the Vice President of The Lagos Auxiliary (Anti-Slavery and Aborigines Protection) in December 1915[5][6] and the Honourable Treasurer for the Blyden Memorial Fund in 1915.

He was also an unofficial member of the Legislative Council at Government House (October 18, 1910), during the absence on leave of Obadiah Johnson.

[9][10] Sawyerr was known to be in the circle of friendship with notable figures such as Sir Kitoyi Ajasa, Orisadipe Obasa, James Churchill Vaughan, Oguntola Sapara, Samuel Herbert Pearse, and Eric Olaolu Moore.

Studio photograph of Sawyerr, in the late 19th or early 20th century
a photograph of S.J. Sawyerr's headstone in Lagos , 2012.