Merchants & Industrialists

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Jacob Wilson Sey (1832-May 22,1902) was a wealthy Gold Coast merchant who flourished in the latter part of the 19th century. He was the first president...

OTU, AHIAKWA

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Ahiakwa Otu (16? – Circa 1711) was a broker for the Dutch in Accra, who later became the Accra representative for the powerful state of...

MCCORMACK, JOHN

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John McCormack (March 24, 1791-March 20, 1865) was one of the few Europeans in the 19th century who spent almost their entire working lives in...

KONNY, JOHN

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John Konny (c. 1660-1732), or Conny, of Pokoso or Prince’s Town, 27 mi (43 km) west-south-west of Takoradi, in the state of Ahanta, lying between...

JONES, THOMAS FREEMAN EDWARD

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Thomas Freeman Edward Jones (1851-July 18, 1924) was a prosperous Cape Coast merchant, an early nationalist, and a founding member of the Aborigines’ Right...

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