Easmon Family (Sierra Leone)

Easmon is a

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of English origin and is a variation of the surname Eastman. The surname is typically ascribed to a notable medical dynasty of

Sierra Leone Creole The Sierra Leone Creole people () are an ethnic group of Sierra Leone. The Sierra Leone Creole people are lineal descendant, descendants of freed African-American, Afro-Caribbean, and Sierra Leone Liberated African, Liberated African slaves who ...

descent. Notable people with the surname include: * Albert Whiggs Easmon (1865–1923),

Sierra Leone Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered to the southeast by Liberia and by Guinea to the north. Sierra Leone's land area is . It has a tropical climate and envi ...

an doctor, half-brother of Dr

John Farrell Easmon John Farrell Easmon, MRCS, LM, LKQCP, MD, CMO (30 June 1856 – 9 June 1900), was a prominent Sierra Leonean Creole medical doctor in the British Gold Coast who served as Chief Medical Officer during the 1890s. Easmon was the only West A ...

Charles Odamtten Easmon Charles Odamtten Easmon or C. O. Easmon, popularly known as Charlie Easmon, (22 September 1913 – 19 May 1994) was a medical doctor and academic who became the first Ghanaian to formally qualify as a surgeon specialist and the first Dean of t ...

, F.R.C.S. (1913–1994), first

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surgeon and pioneer of cardiac surgery in

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Charles Syrett Farrell Easmon Charles Syrett Farrell Easmon (20 August 1946 – 21 March 2025), was a British microbiologist and medical professor who made significant contributions to medical education in Britain. He was a descendant of the distinguished Easmon family. Edu ...

, CBE, MD, PhD, MRCP, FRCPath, FMedSci, (born 1946),

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and medical professor *

, M.R.C.S. L.M., L.K.Q.C.P., M.D., CMO, (1856–1900), prominent Sierra Leonean Creole doctor, Chief Medical Officer of the Gold Coast during the 1890 *

Kathleen Mary Easmon Simango Kathleen Mary Easmon Simango (9 August 1891 – 20 July 1924) was a Sierra Leonean missionary and artist who was the first West African to earn a diploma from the Royal College of Art. She was the niece of Adelaide Casely-Hayford and was a perso ...

(died 1924), Sierra Leonean missionary and artist who was the first West African to earn a diploma from the

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* McCormack Easmon, OBE (1890–1972), physician from Accra, son of

Raymond Sarif Easmon Raymond Sarif Easmon (15 January 1913''Africa Who's Who'', London: Africa Journal Ltd, 1981, p. 357. – 2 May 1997) was a prominent Sierra Leonean doctor known for his acclaimed literary work and political agitation. Background and early life R ...

(1913–1997), Sierra Leonean doctor known for his literary work and political agitation {{surname, Easmon Surnames of English origin Patronymic surnames