Gold Coast

QUARTEY-PAPAFIO, B. W. Q.
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Dr. Benjamin William Quartequaye Quartey-Papafio (June 25, 1859-September 14, 1924) served the Gold Coast administration as a medical officer from 1888-1905. Barred from promotion on racial...

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BANNERMAN, C. E. W.
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Charles Edward Woolhouse Bannerman (October 12, 1884-November 10, 1943) was the first African to become a judge of the Supreme Court of the Gold Coast. ...

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