caption death_date death_place religion birth_place image_size nationality parents birth_date known_for image article_title education name occupation death_cause
in 1840 23 april 1841 port loko , sierra leone christian guernsey 240px british john jeremie 1795 human rights sir_john_jeremie_1795_1841 . jpg john jeremie
 dijon sir john jeremie diplomat , judge , ruler `` fever ''
john jeremie

sir john jeremie -lrb- 1795 -- 23 april 1841 -rrb- was a british judge and diplomat , chief justice of saint lucia and governor of sierra leone .
he was given an award in 1836 for advancing `` negro freedom '' after accusing the judges in mauritius of bias .
he understood that colour prejudice and slavery were different problems .
