Augustus Molade Akiwumi
| Augustus Molade Akiwumi | |
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| 2nd Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana |
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| In office February 1958 – June 1960 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Emannuel C. Quist |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Richard Asiedu |
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| Born | 7 April 1891 Lagos, Nigeria[1] |
| Political party | CPP |
| Spouse(s) | Grace Aryee & Helen Kabuki Ocansey |
| Children | Akiwusi, Akiola & Akilano, Akilebu, Akilowu, Omotayo, Helen, Akilaja(Ninii) |
| Residence | Farrar Avenue, Adabraka, Accra, Ghana |
| Occupation | Barrister / Banker |
| Religion | Christian Science |
Justice Augustus Molade Akiwumi (7 April 1891 – ?) was a judge and also the second Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana.
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[edit] Early life
Augustus Akiwumi was born in Nigeria but became a naturalised Ghanaian.[2] In 1910 he was sent to live with guardians, a Smith family of Crosby, Cumbria in England. He attended Queen's College, Taunton, Somerset.[2] He proceeded to the Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge University, where he studied law.[2] He also trained as a banker at the Midland Bank, Ludgate Hill, London, prior to his return to Ghana.
[edit] Career
He was called to the bar at the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn in 1921.[2] He was appointed Speaker of the Parliament in February 1958 in the First Republic of Ghana.[3]
[edit] Family
Akiwumi married Helen Kabuki Ocansey, a Ghanaian. She was a teacher educated in England.[2]
[edit] Notes
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- ^ a b c d e Susan Yetunde Goligher. "Black and British: A Family History". Channel 4's Black and Asian History Map. Afrograph. Archived from the original on 2004-02-24. http://web.archive.org/web/20040224141908/http://www.geocities.com/afrograph/blackbritish.html. Retrieved 2007-04-18.
- ^ "Rt. Hon. Ebenezer Sekyi Hughes:Speakers of Parliament from 1951 - 2005". Official website of the Parliament of Ghana. Parliament of Ghana. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20070927045829/http://www.parliament.gh/leadershipdetails.php?id=0003. Retrieved 2007-04-18.
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| Preceded by Sir Emmanuel Charles Quist |
Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana 1958 – 1960 |
Succeeded by Joseph Richard Asiedu |
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| 1. http://www.parliament.gh/leadershipdetails.php?id=0003 | ||
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