G. M. Paterson

G. M. Paterson
QC
1st Attorney General of Ghana
In office
March 1957 – August 1957
Governor GeneralCharles Arden-Clarke
Prime MinisterKwame Nkrumah
Succeeded byGeoffrey Bing

G. M. Paterson was a British barrister and politician. He was the Attorney General of Ghana after Ghana attained independence from the United Kingdom in 1957.[1] He was the Attorney General in Kwame Nkrumah's Convention People's Party (CPP) government which was ruling the Gold Coast under British rule prior to 1957.[2] He continued in the Nkrumah government until August 1957 when he was replaced by Geoffrey Bing, another British barrister.[3]

Paterson studied at St John's College, Cambridge between 1924 and 1929. He and other colleagues from the College ended up in the colonial administration of the Gold Coast.[4]

  1. ^ Jubilee Ghana. A 50-year news journey thro' Graphic. Accra: Graphic Communications Group Ltd. 2006. p. 21. ISBN 9988-8097-8-6. New job for Bing
  2. ^ United Nations Technical Assistance Housing Mission to Ghana (1957). "Appendix P: List of Persons And Parties Interviewed By The Mission". Housing in Ghana. New York: United Nations, Technical Assistance Programme. p. 147. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  3. ^ "PAST MINISTERS". www.mojagd.gov.gh. Accra: Ministry of Justice and Attorney General's Department. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  4. ^ Matthews, Mr; Salam, Dr; Stern, Mr, eds. (October 1956). "The Eagle" (PDF). The Eagle. LVII (249). St John's College, Cambridge: 64b. Retrieved 17 April 2022.