Samuel O. Ighodaro

Samuel Osarogie Ighodaro
Justice of the High Court of the Mid-Western Region, Nigeria
In office
1968–1973
PresidentYakubu Gowon
Minister of Justice and Attorney- General, Western Region of Nigeria
In office
1959–1963
Executive Director of the Western Nigeria Development Corporation
In office
1958–1960
Minister of Health, Western Region of Nigeria
In office
1952–1956
Member of the Federal House of Representatives
In office
1952–1956
Member of the Western Region Legislative Assembly
In office
1952–1956
Commissioner for Boundary Settlement, Bendel State
In office
1973–1977
Chairman of the Bendel Civil Service Commission
In office
1979–1983
Personal details
Born(1911-03-21)21 March 1911
Benin City, Nigeria
Died5 June 1994(1994-06-05) (aged 83)
Benin City, Nigeria
SpouseIrene Ighodaro (m. 1947)
RelationsRobert Wellesley-Cole (brother-in-law)
Children4
EducationFourah Bay College
Durham University (B.A.)
University College London (M.A., BCL, LL. B)
Gray's Inn (BL)
Occupation
  • Barrister
  • Jurist
  • Judge
  • Politician
  • Traditional Leader

Samuel Osarogie Ighodaro, QC, OFR (21 March 1911 – 5 June 1994) was a Nigerian barrister, jurist, judge, politician and traditional leader who served as the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General, Western Region of Nigeria from 1959 to 1963 and a Justice of the High Court of the Mid-Western Region from 1968 to 1973. He was later installed as the Iyase of Benin in 1982.