Archie Casely-Hayford

Archibald "Archie" Casely-Hayford (1898 – 20 August 1977) was a British-trained Ghanaian barrister and politician, who was involved in nationalist politics in the former Gold Coast (present-day Ghana). Having joined the Convention People's Party (CPP), in 1951 he was elected Municipal Member for Kumasi and was appointed by Kwame Nkrumah Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources in the government of the First Republic. When Nkrumah declared Ghana's Independence on 6 March 1957, he was photographed on the podium flanked by Casely-Hayford, together with Kojo Botsio, Komla Agbeli Gbedemah, Nathaniel Azarco Welbeck and Krobo Edusei.

Archibald "Archie" Casely-Hayford
Personal details
Born1898
Axim, Gold Coast
Died20 August 1977(1977-08-20) (aged 78–79)
Accra, Ghana
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyConvention People's Party
ChildrenBeattie, Louis, Desiree Casely-Hayford and Michael Casely-Hayford
Parent(s)Beatrice Madelene (née Pinnock) and Joseph Ephraim Casely Hayford
EducationMfantsipim School; Dulwich College
Alma materClare College, University of Cambridge
OccupationBarrister and politician
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