The Bumpe Chiefdom is a

Chiefdom of Sierra Leone A chiefdom is a political organization of people represented or governed by a chief. Chiefdoms have been discussed, depending on their scope, as a stateless, state analogue or early state system or institution. Usually a chief's position i ...

located in

Moyamba District Moyamba District is a Districts of Sierra Leone, district in the Southern Province, Sierra Leone, Southern Province of Sierra Leone, with a population of 318,064 in the 2015 census. Its capital and largest city is Moyamba. The other major towns in ...

Southern Province, Sierra Leone The Southern Province () is one of the four provinces of Sierra Leone. It covers an area of 20,201 km² and has a population of 1,438,572 (2015 census). It consists of four districts ( Bo, Bonthe, Moyamba, and Pujehun). Its capital and ...

. It is centred on

Rotifunk Rotifunk is a town in Moyamba District, in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone. The Sherbro make up the largest ethnic group in the town. Rotifunk is the birthplace of Sierra Leonean politician, John Karefa-Smart John Albert Musselman ...

. The chiefdom comprises 208 villages.

Bumpe chiefs

* 1820–1832 Thomas Stephen Caulker, also known as Bar Tham * 1832–1842

Charles Caulker Charles Caulker (died 1842) was chief of the Bumpe Chiefdom from 1832 to 1842, in the colony of Sierra Leone. Also known as Ba Charley, he had succeeded his brother Thomas Kon Tham in 1832. References

1842 deaths Political office-holders i ...

* 1842–1857 James Canreba Caulker * 1857–1864 Thomas Augustus Caulker (Tham Bum) * 1864–1888 Richard Canreba Caulker (exiled to

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) * 1888–1895 Vacant * 1895–1898 Richard Canreba Caulker (2nd time), deposed * 1899–1902 James Canreba Caulker * 1902–1907 John Canreba Caulker * 1907–1921 Thomas Canreba Caulker * 1921–1954 Albert Gbosowah Caulker * 1954–1983 William I. Caulker * 1984–present Charles B. Caulker

References

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