TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rouse-Jones, Margaret Deanne,
AU  - Appiah, Estelle M.,
TI  - Returned exile: a biography of George James Christian of Dominica and the Gold Coast, 1869-1940 
SN  - 9766405883
AV  - DT511.3.C47 R68 2016
U1  - 966.703092 23
PY  - 2016///]
CY  - Kingston, Jamaica, Port of Spain, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
PB  - The University of West Indies Press, Republic Bank Limited
KW  - Christian, James George
KW  - Lawyers
KW  - Ghana
KW  - Biography
KW  - Dominica
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-312) and index; Migration and documentary heritage -- Antecedents and early years in Dominica, England and the Gold Coast -- Christian as father and family man -- Achimota College, Dr. J.K. Aggrey, Christiam and his family experiences -- "Lawyer Christian" -- Christian's multifaceted life -- Christian's contribution to the politicl and social development of the Gold Coast -- Christian and his compatriots in the Gold Coast: Community, identity and heritage
N2  - This is the first full-length biography of George James Christian. Originally from Dominica, Christian qualified as a barrister-at-law in London, participated in the first pan-African conference and migrated to the Gold Coast in 1902 where he established his home and a complex extended family. He ensured that his children were well educated and they followed his tradition of service to the community. Shortly after his arrival in the Gold Coast, he established a legal practice that successfully served a wide range of clients. His friendship with the renowned Dr James K. Aggrey, as expressed in their correspondence during the establishment of Achimota College, together with a discussion of the experience of Christian's children as staff and students there, provide fresh data on this important Ghanaian institution. The book also sheds light on Christian's service in the Legislative Council, his role as honorary consul for Liberia, his involvement as a Freemason, businessman and philanthropist
ER  -