Greensbury Washington Offley

Greensbury Washington Offley
Born(1808-12-18)December 18, 1808
Centerville, Maryland, US
DiedMarch 22, 1896(1896-03-22) (aged 87)
New Bedford, Massachusetts, US
Pen nameG. W. Offley
OccupationMinister
LanguageEnglish
SubjectAutobiography, slave narrative
Notable works
  • A Narrative of the Life and Labors of the Rev. G. W. Offley, a Colored Man, Local Preacher and Missionary (1859)
  • God's Immutable Declaration of His Own Moral and Assumed Natural Image and Likeness in Man (1875)

Greensbury Washington Offley (December 18, 1808 – March 22, 1896) was an American slave narrative author and minister. Born into slavery in Maryland and eventually freed, Offley wrote A Narrative of the Life and Labors of the Rev. G. W. Offley, a Colored Man, Local Preacher and Missionary (1859), one of only six slave narratives published in Connecticut.