Alfred Saker
Alfred James Lymmonds Saker | |
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| Born | 28 July 1814 Wrotham, Kent, United Kingdom |
| Died | 12 March 1880 (aged 65) |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | Missionary in Cameroon, Africa |
| Spouse | Sarah Ann Helen Jessup (1816-1886) |
Alfred Saker (21 July 1814 in Wrotham, Kent – 12 March 1880 in Peckham) was a British Baptist missionary of the Baptist Missionary Society. In 1858 he led a Baptist Mission that relocated from the then Spanish island of Fernando Po and landed in Southern Cameroons. According to the record, he bought land from indigenous Bimbia chiefs, established a seaside settlement christened Victoria after the reigning British Empress. The settlement was renamed Limbe by decree in 1982 by President Ahmadou Ahidjo of Cameroon.
Alfred Saker wished to be known under no other designation than a "Missionary to Africa".
He was a leader of the early British Baptist missionaries that established churches on Fernando Po Island and Cameroon. His 1844-1876 mission work included translation - between 1862 and 1872 - of the Bible into the Duala language.