Urias McGill
Urias McGill | |
|---|---|
 Portrait of Urias McGill | |
| Died | 1866 |
| Occupation | American businessman |
Urias Africanus McGill (c. 1823 – 1866)[1] was an African-American mulatto from the United States who immigrated with his family to Liberia, West Africa, in the 19th century.[2] He was a member of the McGill family (Monrovia) and his brothers and he established a successful trading business in Liberia.[1][3]
Biography
Urias McGill, the freeborn son of George R. and Angelina McGill of Baltimore, was eight years old when he migrated to Liberia with his parents and siblings aboard the Reaper. His mother died shortly after they arrived in Monrovia in February 1831. In 1854 Urias and his three brothers formed the trading concern McGill Brothers.[4]
References
- ^ a b "A Durable Memento: Portraits by Augustus Washington, African American Daguerreotypist". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
- ^ "Liberia: 19th Century Colonists". Archived from the original on 2004-02-23. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
- ^ "Black History Month, Week 4: PHOTOGRAPHERS". Fogelson Library. 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
- ^ American Colonization Society (1872). The African Repository. Vol. 48. American Colonization Society. p. 299. Retrieved 2015-11-09.