Emmanuel Charles Quist

The Right Honourable
Sir Emmanuel Charles Quist
OBE, Kt
The Right Honourable Sir Emmanuel Charles Quist OBE, Kt
	Emmanuel Charles Quist
1st Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana
	In office; 6 March 1957 – 14 November 1957
Preceded by	New Position
Succeeded by	Augustus M. Akiwumi
Speaker of the Gold Coast Legislative Assembly
	In office; 6 March 1951 – 5 March 1957
Preceded by	New Position
Succeeded by	Position abolished on Independence
Personal details
Born	10 March or 21 May 1880 ; Accra, Gold Coast
Died	28 February or 30 March 1959 (aged 78–79); Accra, Dominion of Ghana;
Spouse(s)	Lady Dinah Nita Quist (née Bruce; m. 1929)
Relations	Clerk family
Children	Paulina Quist; Dinah Quist;
Education	Basel Mission Seminary, Akropong; Middle Temple;
Occupation	Barrister; Educator; Judge;

Sir Emmanuel Charles Quist, OBE, Kt also known as Paa Quist (21 May 1880, in Christiansborg, Accra – 30 March 1959) was a barrister, educator and judge who served as the first Speaker of the Gold Coast Legislative Assembly and the first Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.