John K Randle, M.D.

Biography

John Randle (1 February 1855 – 27 February 1928) was a West African doctor who was active in politics in Lagos, now in Nigeria, in the colonial era. Born in Sierra Leone, he was one of the first West Africans to qualify as a doctor in the United Kingdom. On return he worked for the Lagos Colony colonial medical service for a while, then left due to discrimination and built up a successful private practice, treating both Europeans and Africans. He co-founded the People's Union in 1908, a political association that sometimes opposed government measures. During World War I (1914–18) he was loyal to the British Empire. In post-war politics the conservative People's Union was not a serious competitor to the more radical Nigerian National Democratic Party.

John K. Randle was born on 1 February 1855. His father, Thomas Randle, was a liberated slave from an Oyo village in the west of what is now Nigeria. His father later moved to Lagos and set up a successful business as a haberdasher

John married Victoria Matilda Davies in 1890. Together they had the following children:

• Romanes Adewale Randle; Dr Sodeinde Akinsiku Leigh-Sodipe (1865–1901) was godfather at the 1893 christening of Randle's son Romanes Adewale.
• Beatrice Randle.
• Chief Joseph Kosoniola Randle MVO MBE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.K._Randle

He died on February 27, 1928 in Lagos, Nigeria and was buried in Ikoyi cemetery, Lagos Island.

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• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_K._Randle
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