Edward Ago-Ackam
Edward Ago-Ackam | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Dangbe[1] | |
| In office 1965–1966 | |
| Preceded by | New |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Dangbe-Shai[2] | |
| In office 1956–1965 | |
| Preceded by | Clarkson Thomas Nylander[3] |
| Succeeded by | Jonathan Tetteh Ofei |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward Ago-Ackam 30 November 1899 Ningo, Gold Coast |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | Convention People's Party |
Edward Ago-Ackam was a Ghanaian politician. He was a member of parliament for the Dangbe-Shai electoral area from 1956 to 1965.[4] In 1965 he became the member of parliament for the Dangbe constituency until February 1966.[5]
Early life and education[edit]
Ago-Ackam was born on 30 November 1899 at Ningo in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana (then Gold Coast). He studied at the Wesleyan Mission School in Kpong.[6][7]
Career and politics[edit]
Ago-Ackam was a clerk and a storekeeper for Messrs Millers, F and A Swanzy A. and E.T.C., and U.A.C. from 1921 to 1948. He later joined Messrs A.G. Leventis and Company Limited from 1949 to 1956.[7] In 1950 he was the vice chairman of the Convention People's Party and in 1953 he doubled as the chairman of the Ningo Area Committee.[7] He served in these positions until 1956 when he was nominated by the CPP to represent the Dangbe Shai electoral area in the Legislative Assembly.[8] He replaced Clarkson Thomas Nylander who had represented the Dangbe-Shai area on the ticket of the CPP from 1954 to 1956.[9] Nylander from 1956 onwards represented the Ga Rural electoral area. Ago-Ackam won the Dangbe-Shai seat and remained in parliament representing the area from 1956 until 1965.[7][10] In 1965, the constituency was split into the Dangbe constituency and the Shai constituency. Ago-Ackam became the member of parliament for the Dangbe constituency from 1965 to February 1966 when the Nkrumah government was overthrown.
Personal life[edit]
Ago-Ackam's hobbies included reading and gardening.[7]
See also[edit]
- List of MLAs elected in the 1956 Gold Coast legislative election
- List of MPs elected in the 1965 Ghanaian parliamentary election
References[edit]
- ^ "Ghana Year Book". Daily Graphic. 1966. p. 22.
- ^ "Parliamentary Debates; Official Report, Part 1". Ghana National Assembly. 1963: ii.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Debates". Gold Coast Legislative Assembly. 1956.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Ghana Year Book". Daily Graphic. 1961. p. 12.
- ^ "Parliamentary Debates; Official Report, Part 2". Google books. Ghana National Assembly: iii. 1965.
- ^ "Ghana Year Book". Google books. Graphic Corporation: 182. 1962.
- ^ a b c d e "Ghana Year Book". Google books. Graphic Corporation: 182. 1962.
- ^ "Gold Coast Gazette, Part 1". Google books. Government Print Office: 852. 1956.
- ^ "Debates, Issue 2". Google books. Gold Coast Legislative Assembly: 2. 1954.
- ^ "Debates, Part 2". Google books. Information Section, Ghana Office: xii. 1956.