Francis Chapman Grant
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Francis Chapman Grant was a merchant in the Gold Coast
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Son of a Scottish father and an African mother, he was educated in the United States
, where according to one story he was a schoolboy contemporary of Ulysses Grant. He became a schoolteacher in England
before becoming a merchant in Cape Coast
. He was chairman of the Cold Coast Native Concessions Purchasing Company, and from 1858 a member of the Cape Coast Town Council. He played a role as a founding member, Honorary Treasurer and Vice-President of the 1867-74 Fante Confederation, and served as an extraordinary and unofficial member of the Gold Coast Legislative Council in 1863-66, 1869, 1871, 1873 and 1887. A member of the Wesleyan Methodist Church
, he was a local preacher. He was owner of the Gold Coast Times, a weekly newspaper. His nephew was the football player Arthur Wharton
, and his grandson was the merchant and politician Paa Grant
.
His surviving relatives include Hilda Prah Annan (née Grant) and Sefa Gohoho of Canoe Africa Magazine.
Gold Coast (British colony)
The Gold Coast was a British colony on the Gulf of Guinea in west Africa that became the independent nation of Ghana in 1957.-Overview:The first Europeans to arrive at the coast were the Portuguese in 1471. They encountered a variety of African kingdoms, some of which controlled substantial...
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Son of a Scottish father and an African mother, he was educated in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, where according to one story he was a schoolboy contemporary of Ulysses Grant. He became a schoolteacher in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
before becoming a merchant in Cape Coast
Cape Coast
Cape Coast, or Cabo Corso, is the capital of the Central Region of Ghana and is also the capital city of the Fante people, or Mfantsefo. It is situated 165 km west of Accra on the Gulf of Guinea. It has a population of 82,291 . From the 16th century the city has changed hands between the...
. He was chairman of the Cold Coast Native Concessions Purchasing Company, and from 1858 a member of the Cape Coast Town Council. He played a role as a founding member, Honorary Treasurer and Vice-President of the 1867-74 Fante Confederation, and served as an extraordinary and unofficial member of the Gold Coast Legislative Council in 1863-66, 1869, 1871, 1873 and 1887. A member of the Wesleyan Methodist Church
Wesleyan Methodist Church
The Wesleyan Methodist Church was a Methodist denomination in the United States organized on May 13, 1841. It was composed of ministers and laypeople who withdrew from the Methodist Episcopal Church because of disagreements regarding slavery, church government, and the doctrine of holiness...
, he was a local preacher. He was owner of the Gold Coast Times, a weekly newspaper. His nephew was the football player Arthur Wharton
Arthur Wharton
Arthur Wharton is widely considered to be the first black professional association football player in the world...
, and his grandson was the merchant and politician Paa Grant
Paa Grant
George Alfred Grant, popularly known as Paa Grant was a merchant and politician in the Gold Coast....
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His surviving relatives include Hilda Prah Annan (née Grant) and Sefa Gohoho of Canoe Africa Magazine.