Melville B. Cox

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:birthDate 1799-11-09
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Hallowell,_Maine,_United_States
gptkbp:causeOfDeath fever
gptkbp:deathDate 1833-07-21
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Monrovia,_Liberia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Melville B. Cox
gptkbp:knownFor Famous last words: 'Let a thousand fall before Africa be given up.'
gptkbp:legacy Cox Memorial United Methodist Church named in his honor
Cox Memorial Hall at Liberia College named in his honor
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableFor First Methodist missionary to Africa
gptkbp:occupation Methodist missionary
gptkbp:organization gptkb:Methodist_Episcopal_Church
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Methodism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:American_Methodist_Episcopal_Church_missionaries
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6