James Bannerman

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

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.

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

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*http://books.google.com/books?id=3SELAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA92&dq=mulatto+gold+coast&lr=&sig=RJCueqoMGnlTz2DLILJOQFQJUo4#PPA92,M1
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