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Ralph Randolph Gurley | |
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| Born | May 26, 1797 Lebanon, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | July 30, 1872 (aged 75) |
| Education | Yale College |
| Occupation | Clergyman |
Ralph Randolph Gurley (May 26, 1797 – July 30, 1872) was an American clergyman, an advocate of the separation of the races, and a major force for 50 years in the American Colonization Society. It offered passage to free black Americans to the ACS colony in west Africa. It bought land from chiefs of the indigenous Africans. Because of his influence in fundraising and education about the ACS, Gurley is considered one of the founders of Liberia, which he named.