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'''Francis Crowther''' was a [[British Empire|British]] colonial official in the [[British Gold Coast]]. |
'''Francis Crowther''' (died 22 July 1917) was a [[British Empire|British]] colonial official in the [[British Gold Coast]] for nineteen years. |
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In 1912 Crowther chaired the Commission of Enquiry into the affairs of the Anlo State which confirmed a list of [[Anlo]] chiefs<ref name=Gakleazi>{{cite web|last=Gakleazi|first=Ameamu|title=Rejoinder: Who rules Anlo in the interim|url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=65190|accessdate=2 May 2014}}</ref> and established the extension of the Anlo state to include [[Avenor Ewe|Avenor]], Afife, [[Aflao]], [[Dzodze]], Fenyi, [[Klikor]], Somye and [[Weta, Ghana|Weta]] territories.<ref>{{cite book|last=Nukunya|first=G.K.|title=Kinship and Marriage Among the Anlo Ewe|date=1999|publisher=Athlone Press|location=London|isbn=9780485196375}}</ref> |
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Crowther died of [[Yellow Fever]] while performing special duties in 1917.<ref name=Clifford>{{cite book|last=Clifford|first=Elizabeth|title=Our Days on the Gold Coast|date=1919|publisher=John Murray|location=London|url=https://archive.org/stream/ourdaysongoldcoa00delaiala/ourdaysongoldcoa00delaiala_djvu.txt}}</ref> |
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==Publications== |
==Publications== |
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* (1904) ''Short History and Description of the Gold Coast Colony, Ashanti, and the Northern Territories'' London: Waterlow & Sons |
* (1904) ''Short History and Description of the Gold Coast Colony, Ashanti, and the Northern Territories'' London: Waterlow & Sons |
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* (1906) 'Notes on a district of the Gold Coast' ''Quarterly Journal of the Institute of Commercial Research in the Tropics'' 3: 168–182. |
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* (1911) ''Gold Coast Handbook'' London W. S. D. Tudhope |
* (1911) ''Gold Coast Handbook'' London (with W. S. D. Tudhope) |
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* (1912) ''Gold Coast: Report for 1911'' London: [[HMSO]] |
* (1912) ''Gold Coast: Report for 1911'' London: [[HMSO]] |
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* (1916) ''Notes for the guidance of district commissioners, Gold Coast Colony'' Accra: Government Press |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 20:37, 23 February 2023
Francis Crowther (died 22 July 1917) was a British colonial official in the British Gold Coast for nineteen years.
In 1912 Crowther chaired the Commission of Enquiry into the affairs of the Anlo State which confirmed a list of Anlo chiefs[1] and established the extension of the Anlo state to include Avenor, Afife, Aflao, Dzodze, Fenyi, Klikor, Somye and Weta territories.[2]
Crowther died of Yellow Fever while performing special duties in 1917.[3]
Publications
[edit]- (1904) Short History and Description of the Gold Coast Colony, Ashanti, and the Northern Territories London: Waterlow & Sons
- (1906) 'Notes on a district of the Gold Coast' Quarterly Journal of the Institute of Commercial Research in the Tropics 3: 168–182.
- (1911) Gold Coast Handbook London (with W. S. D. Tudhope)
- (1912) Gold Coast: Report for 1911 London: HMSO
- (1916) Notes for the guidance of district commissioners, Gold Coast Colony Accra: Government Press
References
[edit]- ^ Gakleazi, Ameamu. "Rejoinder: Who rules Anlo in the interim". Retrieved 2 May 2014.
- ^ Nukunya, G.K. (1999). Kinship and Marriage Among the Anlo Ewe. London: Athlone Press. ISBN 9780485196375.
- ^ Clifford, Elizabeth (1919). Our Days on the Gold Coast. London: John Murray.