Augustus Molade Akiwumi

Augustus Molade Akiwumi
2nd Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana
In office February 1958 – June 1960
Preceded by	Sir Emannuel C. Quist
Succeeded by	Joseph Richard Asiedu
Personal details
Born	7 April 1891 Lagos, Nigeria[1]
Political party	CPP
Spouse(s)	Grace Aryee & Helen Kabuki Ocansey
Children	Akiwusi, Akiola & Akilano, Akilebu, Akilowu, Omotayo, Helen, Akilaja(Ninii)
Residence	Farrar Avenue, Adabraka, Accra, Ghana
Occupation	Barrister / Banker
Religion	Christian Science

Justice Augustus Molade Akiwumi (7 April 1891 – ?) was a judge and also the second Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana.

Early life

Augustus Akiwumi was born in Nigeria but became a naturalised Ghanaian.^[2] In 1910 he was sent to live with guardians, a Smith family of Crosby, Cumbria in England. He attended Queen's College, Taunton, Somerset.^[2] He proceeded to the Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge University, where he studied law.^[2] He also trained as a banker at the Midland Bank, Ludgate Hill, London, prior to his return to Ghana.

Career

He was called to the bar at the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn in 1921.^[2] He was appointed Speaker of the Parliament in February 1958 in the First Republic of Ghana.^[3]

Family

Akiwumi married Grace Aryee and, subsequently, Helen Kabuki Ocansey, both Ghanaians.

Notes

2. Susan Yetunde Goligher. "Black and British: A Family History". Channel 4's Black and Asian History Map. Afrograph. Archived from the original on 2004-02-24. Retrieved 2007-04-18.
3. "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.

External links

• Picture on cover of "Life" magazine of January 18, 1960