Rev. John Leighton Wilson, D.D. March 25, 1809-July 13, 1886
His home stood on this site. With his wife, Jane Bayard Wilson, he served as a Presbyterian missionary on the western coast of Africa 1833-1852. He advocated ending the slave trade and by 1844 had freed all his own slaves. Foreign Mission Secretary in the Presbyterian Church for 33 years, he served as a chaplain, C.S.A.
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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
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