James Bannerman

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For the Canadian radio and television broadcaster whose professional name was James Bannerman, see John McNaught.

James Bannerman (1790-1858) was a colonial governor of the Gold Coast (modern Ghana) from December 4, 1850 to October 14, 1851.

[edit] Background

James Bannerman was born a native of the Gold Coast in 1790 to a Fanti mother and a Scottish father. Even though his father, James Bannerman, was Scottish, he claimed to be an African, through his mother, by Akan customary law. Bannerman was educated in the Gold Coast and in Europe. He married an Ashanti princess, Yaa Hom, and together they had six children including Edward and Edmund.

Government offices
Preceded by Sir William Winniett	Governor of the Gold Coast 1850–1851	Succeeded by Stephen John Hill

Persondata
NAME	Bannerman, James
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Former governor of Ghana (then the Gold Coast)
DATE OF BIRTH	March 12, 1790
PLACE OF BIRTH	Cape Coast, Central Region, Ghana
DATE OF DEATH	1858
PLACE OF DEATH	Ghana