James Bannerman
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James Bannerman was a Lieutenant and acting governor of the Gold Coast
(modern Ghana
) from December 4, 1850 to October 14, 1851.
father. Bannerman was educated in the Gold Coast and in Europe. Returning to the Gold Coast as a merchant, he was appointed a Justice of the Peace
and was Civil Commandant of Christiansborg, Accra from 1850 to 1857. He succeeded Governor Winniett, who had died, as Lieutenant-Governor of the colony, and helped to introduce the Legislative Council of the Gold Coast.
He married an Ashanti princess, Yaa Hom or Yeboah, daughter of Osei Bonsu
, who was taken prisoner at the Battle of Katamanso in 1826. Together they had six children including Charles, Edmund and James Junior. Thomas Hutton-Mills, Sr.
was a grandson, and Charles Edward Woolhouse Bannerman a great-grandson.
Gold Coast (British colony)
The Gold Coast was a British colony on the Gulf of Guinea in west Africa that became the independent nation of Ghana in 1957.-Overview:The first Europeans to arrive at the coast were the Portuguese in 1471. They encountered a variety of African kingdoms, some of which controlled substantial...
(modern Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
) from December 4, 1850 to October 14, 1851.
Life
James Bannerman was born a native of the Gold Coast in 1790 to a Fanti mother and a ScottishScotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
father. Bannerman was educated in the Gold Coast and in Europe. Returning to the Gold Coast as a merchant, he was appointed a Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
and was Civil Commandant of Christiansborg, Accra from 1850 to 1857. He succeeded Governor Winniett, who had died, as Lieutenant-Governor of the colony, and helped to introduce the Legislative Council of the Gold Coast.
He married an Ashanti princess, Yaa Hom or Yeboah, daughter of Osei Bonsu
Osei Bonsu
Osei Bonsu was the Asantehene . He reigned from 1804 to 1824. During his reign the Ashanti fought the Fante confederation and ended up dominating Gold Coast trade...
, who was taken prisoner at the Battle of Katamanso in 1826. Together they had six children including Charles, Edmund and James Junior. Thomas Hutton-Mills, Sr.
Thomas Hutton-Mills, Sr.
Thomas Hutton-Mills, born Thomas Hutton Mills was a lawyer and nationalist leader in the Gold Coast. He is often referred to as Thomas Hutton-Mills, Sr. to distinguish him from his son, the lawyer and diplomat Thomas Hutton-Mills, Jr...
was a grandson, and Charles Edward Woolhouse Bannerman a great-grandson.
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