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 (1899-11-30)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

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

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

Ago-Ackam's hobbies included reading and gardening.[7]

See also

• List of MLAs elected in the 1956 Gold Coast legislative election
• List of MPs elected in the 1965 Ghanaian parliamentary election

References

1. "Ghana Year Book". Daily Graphic. 1966. p. 22.
2. "Parliamentary Debates; Official Report, Part 1". Ghana National Assembly. 1963: ii. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
3. "Debates". Gold Coast Legislative Assembly. 1956. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
4. "Ghana Year Book". Daily Graphic. 1961. p. 12.
5. "Parliamentary Debates; Official Report, Part 2". Google books. Ghana National Assembly: iii. 1965.
6. "Ghana Year Book". Google books. Graphic Corporation: 182. 1962.
7. "Ghana Year Book". Google books. Graphic Corporation: 182. 1962.
8. "Gold Coast Gazette, Part 1". Google books. Government Print Office: 852. 1956.
9. "Debates, Issue 2". Google books. Gold Coast Legislative Assembly: 2. 1954.
10. "Debates, Part 2". Google books. Information Section, Ghana Office: xii. 1956.