Global InformationJohn van der Puije information
John van der Puije | |
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| Born | 18 March 1848 Accra, Gold Coast |
| Died | 12 September 1925 (aged 77) Accra, Gold Coast |
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John van der Puije (18 March 1848 – 12 September 1925) was a Gold Coast merchant, newspaper publisher, traditional ruler and politician.[1][2][3][4] Between 1894 and 1904, he was appointed a member of the Legislative Council.[5] He was also instrumental in the re-introduction of the Anglican Communion and English Freemasonry to the colony. He also lobbied the British colonial government to have greater African representation in the civil service in the late nineteenth century.
- ^ Vanderpuye, J. O. "van der Puije, John, 1848-1925, Anglican Communion, Ghana". Dictionary of African Christian Biography. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ Kimble, David (1965). A Political History of Ghana: The Rise of Gold Coast Nationalism ; 1850 - 1928. Clarendon Press.
- ^ Jones-Quartey, K. A. B. (1974). A Summary History of the Ghana Press, 1822-1960. Ghana Information Services Department.
- ^ Ofosu-Appiah, L. H., ed. (1977). The Encyclopaedia Africana: Dictionary of African Biography (in 20 Volumes). Vol. One (Ethiopia-Ghana ed.). New York: Reference Publications Inc.
- ^ Gold Coast Legislative Council Minutes, 1894-1904. Accra: Ghana National Archives.