George Alfred Grant | |
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| Born | 15 August 1878 Beyin, Western Nzema, Gold Coast |
| Died | 30 October 1956 (aged 78) Axim, Ghana |
| Other names | Paa Grant |
| Occupation(s) | Merchant, politician |
| Known for | Founding president of the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) |
| Children | Sarah Esi Grant, Mrs Rosamond Hammond-Grant, William Minneaux Grant |
| Parent(s) | William Minneaux Grant and Madam Adjoa (Dwowa) Biatwi |
| Relatives | Francis Chapman Grant (grandfather); Phyllis Christian (granddaughter); Kim Tyrone Grant (grandson) Yvonne Candice Hammond (granddaughter), The Hammond family |
George Alfred Grant, popularly known as Paa Grant (15 August 1878 – 30 October 1956), was a merchant and politician in the Gold Coast[1] who has been called "the father of Gold Coast politics".[2] As a political activist, he was th founder, financer and the first president of the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) in August 1947.[3][4] He was also one of Ghana's Founding Fathers.[5] He paid for Kwame Nkrumah to return to Ghana from the United States. A roundabout has been named after George Grant in Sekondi Takoradi in his memory. Many opinion leaders have said it will be right to mention his name in the struggle for Ghanas independence the same vain as the 'Big Six '.
- ^ Biography, The Paa Grant Soccer Academy Official Website. Archived 8 March 2011 at archive.today
- ^ "Overpass to be named after Paa Grant" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Joy Online, 22 August 2007.
- ^ "Overpass to be named after Paa Grant". MyJoyOnline.com. 2007-03-22. Retrieved 2020-08-03.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Ghana pays tribute to founders' - Graphic Online". www.graphic.com.gh. Archived from the original on 2021-02-14. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
- ^ McFarland, Daniel Miles, "Grant, 'Pa' George Alfred", Historical Dictionary of Ghana, 1985, p. 92.