Colin Teague (missionary)

Colin Teague (c. 1780—1839) was a missionary and part of the American Colonization Society's settlement efforts in Africa. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia. Born a slave, he eventually bought his freedom and worked as a saddlemaker. He was recruited along with Lott Cary to establish a colony on the west African coast for resettlement of the growing population of freed slaves in the U.S. A missionary, he worked to establish a Baptist church in the colony of Liberia and to recruit native inhabitants. His son Hilary Teague became a prominent pastor, businessman, newspaper editor, and political leader in Liberia.

Colin Teague (missionary)

Colin Teague (c. 1780—1839) was a missionary and part of the American Colonization Society's settlement efforts in Africa. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia. Born a slave, he eventually bought his freedom and worked as a saddlemaker. He was recruited along with Lott Cary to establish a colony on the west African coast for resettlement of the growing population of freed slaves in the U.S. A missionary, he worked to establish a Baptist church in the colony of Liberia and to recruit native inhabitants. His son Hilary Teague became a prominent pastor, businessman, newspaper editor, and political leader in Liberia.