Augustus Molade Akiwumi
Augustus Molade Akiwumi | |
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| 2nd Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana | |
| In office February 1958 – June 1960 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Emannuel C. Quist |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Richard Asiedu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 April 1891 Lagos, Nigeria[1] |
| Political party | CPP |
| Spouse | Grace Aryee & Helen Kabuki Ocansey |
| Children | Akiwusi, Akiola & Akilano, Akilebu, Akilowu, Omotayo, Helen, Akilaja(Ninii) |
| Residence(s) | Farrar Avenue, Adabraka, Accra, Ghana |
| Occupation | Barrister / Banker |
Justice Augustus Molade Akiwumi (7 April 1891 – ?) was a judge and also the second Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana.
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.
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]
Family
Akiwumi married Grace Aryee and, subsequently, Helen Kabuki Ocansey, both Ghanaians.
Notes
- ^ [1]
- ^ a b c d 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. 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. Retrieved 2007-04-18.
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| First Republic (1957 – 1966) | |
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| Second Republic (1969 – 1972) | |
| Third Republic (1979 – 1981) | |
| Fourth Republic (1993 – present) | |
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