Jacob Hackenburg Griffiths-Randolph
| Jacob Hackenburg Griffiths-Randolph | |
|---|---|
| Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana (Third Republic) | |
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In office September 24, 1979 – December 31, 1981 | |
| Preceded by |
Nii Amaa Ollennu Second Republic |
| Succeeded by |
Daniel Francis Annan Fourth Republic |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
6 September 1914 Accra, Gold Coast[1] |
| Died |
25 July 1986 (aged 71) Accra, Ghana[2] |
| Relations |
Nana Akufo-Addo (Son-in-law) Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo (Daughter) |
| Occupation | Judge |
Justice Jacob Hackenburg Griffiths-Randolph (6 September 1914 – 25 July 1986) was a judge and also the Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana during the Third Republic.
Early life and education
He was born on 6 September 1914. He attended the Adisadel College, Cape Coast for a while. He then continued his education in the United Kingdom where he completed his legal education at the prestigious Cambridge University.
Career
He was once Commissioner of Income Tax during the First Republic of Ghana. He went into exile in Togo in 1962.[3] He was later appointed Speaker of Parliament on June 10, 1965 in the First Republic of Ghana.[4] He remained speaker until parliament was suspended by the National Liberation Council, formed after the coup d'état that ended the First Republic. He served as Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana from 24 September 1979 until 31 December 1981, during the presidency of Hilla Limann.
Family
Justice Griffiths - Randolph and his wife Frances Philippina (née Mann) had 7 children. Their daughter Rebecca, is married to Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.[5]
Later life
He died on 25 July 1986 aged 71.
Notes
- ↑ Randolph+born&dq=Jacob+Hackenburg+Griffiths-Randolph+born&hl=en&sa=X&ei=-JALT5OrOoLYiALwtcyZBA&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAA
- ↑
- ↑ "GHANA: 1960-January 1963 - Internal Affairs and Foreign Affairs" (pdf). A Guide to the Microfilm Edition of Confidential U.S. State Department Central Files. LexisNexis. pp. 7 & 11. 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.
- ↑ "The NPP race is not for the swift?". Politics of Friday, 31 March 2006. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2007-04-18.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Nii Amaa Ollennu Second Republic |
Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana 1965 – 19661 |
Succeeded by Daniel Francis Annan Fourth Republic |
| Notes and references | ||
| 1. [1] | ||
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