- List of colonial heads of the Danish Gold Coast
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Colonial Heads of the Danish Gold Coast Settlements
The Danish Gold Coast was established on the eastern Gold Coast (present-day Ghana):
- Fort Friedensborg (Ningo)
- Fort Christiansborg
- Fort Augustaborg (Tshi)
- Fort Prinzenstein (Keta)
- Fort Konigenstein (Ada).
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
Tenure Incumbent Notes Danish Suzerainty 1657/8 Danish Gold Coast Settlements established on the eastern Gold Coast 1658 Heinrich Carloff, Opperhoved (Danish: means Factor (agent) |Factor, also rendered as Station Chief) 1659 Samuel Schmidt, Opperhoved 1659 to 1662 Jost Cramer, Opperhoved 1662 to 1668 Henning Albrecht, Opperhoved 1668 to 1674 Bartholomaus von Gronstein, Governor--1st to be designated as governor 1674 to1677 Conrad Crull, Governor [1] 1677 to 1681 Peter With, Opperhoved 1681 Magnus Prang, Governor[2] to 1698 Erik Tylleman, Opperhoved 10 June 1698 to 23 December 1698 Erik Oehlsen, Opperhoved 23 December 1698 to 31 August 1703 John Trawne, Opperhoved 11 September 1703 to 23 April 1704 Hartvig Meyer, Opperhoved 23 April 1704 to 5 May 1705 Peter Sverdrup, acting Opperhoved 5 May 1705 to 25 May 1705 Peter Petersen, acting Opperhoved 25 May 1705 to 17 August 1711 Erik Olsen Lygaard, Opperhoved 2nd Term 17 August 1711 to 26 November 1717 Bfantz Boye, Opperhoved 26 November 1717 to 6 August 1720 Knud Røst, Opperhoved 6 August 1720 to 24 January 1722 Peter Østrup, Opperhoved 25 January 1722 to 22 January 1723 Niels Jensen Østrup, Opperhoved 22 January 1723 to 27 April 1724 Christian Andreas Syndermann, Opperhoved 27 April 1724 to 1 March 1727 Hendrik von Suhm, Opperhoved 4 March 1727 to 18 September 1727 Fred Pahl, Opperhoved 18 September 1727 to 24 December 1728 Andreas Willumsen, Opperhoved 24 December 1728 to 12 August 1735 Anders Pedersen Waerøe, Opperhoved 12 August 1735 to 14 June 1736 Severin Schilderup, Opperhoved 14 June 1736 to 20 June 1740 Enevold Nielson Boris, Opperhoved 20 June 1740 to 26 May 1743 Peter Nikolaj Jørgensen, Opperhoved 26 May 1743 to 3 February 1744 Christian Glob Dorph, Opperhoved 3 February 1744 to 11 March 1745 Jørgen Billsen, Opperhoved 11 March 1745 to 23 March 1745 Thomas Brock, Opperhoved 23 March 1745 to 23 April 1745 Johan Wilder, Opperhoved 23 April 1745 to 21 June 1746 August Frederik Hackenburg, Opperhoved 21 June 1746 to 1750 Joost Platfusz, Opperhoved Danish crown colony 1750 to 6 March 1751 Joost Platfusz, Opperhoved 6 March 1751 to 8 March 1751 Magnus Christopher Lützow, Opperhoved 8 March 1751 to 21 July 1752 Magnus Hacksen, acting Opperhoved 21 July 1752 to 11 March 1757 Carl Engman, Opperhoved 11 March 1757 to 14 February 1762 Christian Jessen, Opperhoved 14 February 1762 to 20 October 1766 Carl Gottleb Resch, Opperhoved 20 October 1766 to 11 January 1768 Christian Tychsen, Governor 11 January 1768 to 2 July 1769 Frantz Joachim Kuhberg, Governor 2 July 1769 to 11 June 1770 Joachim Christian Otto, acting Governor 11 June 1770 to 15 June 1772 Johan Daniel Frøhlich, acting Governor 15 June 1772 to 24 June 1777 Niels Urban Aarestrup, acting Governor 24 June 1777 to 2 December 1780 Johan Conrad von Hemsen, Governor 2 December 1780 to 21 April 1788 Jens Adolph Kjoge, acting Governor 21 April 1788 to 23 October 1789 Johan Friedrich Kipnasse, acting Governor 23 October 1789 to July 1792 Andreas Rieselsen Bjørn, Governor July 1792 to 25 January 1793 Andreas Hammer, acting Governor 25 January 1793 to 30 June 1793 Andreas Hammer, Governor 30 June 1793 to 3 August 1793 Bendt Olrich, Governor 3 August 1793 to 17 August 1795 Baron Christian Friedrich von Hager, Governor October 1795 to 31 December 1799 Johan Peter David Wrisberg, Governor 1st Term 31 December 1799 to 3 December 1802 Johan David Ahnholm, acting Governor 3 December 1802 to 15 April 1807 Johan Peter David Wrisberg, Governor 2nd Term 15 April 1807 to 1 March 1817 Christian Schiønning, Governor 3 March 1817 to 5 October 1817 Johan Emanuel Rechter, Governor 5 October 1817 to 6 May 1819 Jens Nikolas Cornelius Reiersen, acting Governor 6 May 1819 to 1 January 1821 Christian Svanekjaer, acting Governor 1 January 1821 to 5 September 1821 Peter Svane Steffens, Governor 5 September 1821 to 23 December 1823 Matthias Thønning, acting Governor 23 December 1823 to 7 May 1825 Johan Christopher von Richelieu, Governor 7 May 1825 to 30 September 1827 Niels Brøch, acting Governor 1st Term 30 September 1827 to 1 August 1828 Jens Peter Flindt, Governor 1 August 1828 to 20 January 1831 Heinrich Gerhard Lind, acting Governor 1st Term 29 January 1831 to 21 October 1831 Ludwig Vincent von Hein, Governor 21 October 1831 to 4 December 1831 Helmut von Arenstorff, Governor 4 December 1831 to 1 March 1833 Niels Brøch, Governor 2nd Term 1 March 1833 to 21 July 1833 Heinrich Gerhard Lind, acting Governor 2nd Term 21 July 1833 to 26 December 1834 Edvard von Gandil, acting Governor 26 December 1834 to 19 August 1837 Frederik Segfried Mørch, acting Governor 19 August 1837 to 18 March 1839 Frederik Segfried Mørch, Governor 19 March 1839 to 18 August 1839 Hans Angel Giede, acting Governor 18 August 1839 to 24 May 1842 Lucas Dall, acting Governor 24 May 1842 to 26 August 1842 Bernhard Johan Christian Wilkens, acting Governor 26 August 1842 to 15 March 1844 Edvard James Arnold Carstensen, acting Governor 1st Term 18 March 1844 to 5 July 1844 Edvard Ericksen, acting Governor 5 July 1844 to 9 October 1844 George Lutterdot, acting Governor 9 August 1844 to 10 April 1847 Edvard James Arnold Carstensen, Governor 2nd Term 10 April 1847 to 20 February 1850 Rasmus Eric Schmidt, acting Governor 30 March 1850 Gold Coast Settlements sold to Britain and incorporated into the Gold Coast Colony References
- ^ Ole Justesen, ed. Danish Sources for the History of Ghana 1657-1754 Vol. 1 (1657-1735). Copenhagen: The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, 2005. p. 48 ISBN 87-7304-312-5 ;also: "http: //de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_Gouverneure_von_Ghana
- ^ The title of Governor was bestowed on three individuals before 1766: von Gronstein; Crull; and Prang.
See also
- Ghana
- Heads of State of Ghana
- Heads of Government of Ghana
- Gold Coast (British colony)
- Colonial Heads of Ghana (Gold Coast)
- Colonial Heads of Brandenburger Gold Coast
- Colonial Heads of Dutch Gold Coast
- Colonial Heads of Portuguese Gold Coast
- Colonial Heads of Prussian Gold Coast
- Colonial Heads of Swedish Gold Coast
- Lists of incumbents
Categories:- History of Ghana
- Ghana-related lists
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