Gershon Collier

Gershon Beresford Onesimus Collier was a Sierra [Leone Creole] diplomat, Supreme Court of [Sierra Leone|Chief Justice of Sierra Leone], and educator.

Career

Collier was called to the English Bar in London.
When Albert Margai left the Sierra Leone People's Party in 1958, Collier went with him and became a member of the People's National Party's first executive committee where he served alongside other Sierra Leoneans such as Claude Nelson-Williams.
In 1961, he became Sierra Leone's first permanent representative to the United Nations.
In 1967, Margai arranged his nomination as Chief Justice of Sierra Leone. However, Margai lost the election in 1967 and Collier lost his office as Chief Justice.
In 1967, Collier immigrated to New York City, where he took a teaching appointment at New York University.
Collier's granddaughter Napheesa Collier won a gold medal in basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2024 Summer Olympics.