William Brandford Griffith (Governor)
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William Brandford Griffith, K.C.M.G. (11 August 1824, Barbados – 1897, Barbados
) was a British administrative official, Governor of the Gold Coast
from 1880 to 1881 and again from 1885 to 1895.
Brandford Griffith was Lieutenant-Governor in the Gold Coast, and acting Governor from 1 December 1880 until 4 March 1881, when Sir Samuel Rowe was appointed Governor. On Governor Young's death, he became Governor of the colony for a decade, from 24 April 1885 until retirement on 7 April 1895.
He is buried at St Michael’s Cathedral, Bridgetown
, Barbados
.
His son, Sir William Brandford Griffith
, was Chief Justice of the Gold Coast from 1895 to 1911.
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
) was a British administrative official, Governor of the Gold Coast
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...
from 1880 to 1881 and again from 1885 to 1895.
Brandford Griffith was Lieutenant-Governor in the Gold Coast, and acting Governor from 1 December 1880 until 4 March 1881, when Sir Samuel Rowe was appointed Governor. On Governor Young's death, he became Governor of the colony for a decade, from 24 April 1885 until retirement on 7 April 1895.
He is buried at St Michael’s Cathedral, Bridgetown
Bridgetown
The city of Bridgetown , metropolitan pop 96,578 , is the capital and largest city of the nation of Barbados. Formerly, the Town of Saint Michael, the Greater Bridgetown area is located within the parish of Saint Michael...
, Barbados
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
.
His son, Sir William Brandford Griffith
William Brandford Griffith (judge)
Sir William Brandford Griffith was a British legal writer and colonial judge, Chief Justice of the Gold Coast from 1895 to 1911.William Brandford Griffith was the eldest son of William Brandford Griffith, Governor of the Gold Coast from 1885 to 1895. He was educated at London University,...
, was Chief Justice of the Gold Coast from 1895 to 1911.