G. M. Paterson Explained

G. M. Paterson
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Order:	1st
Office:	Attorney General of Ghana
Term Start:	March 1957
Term End:	August 1957
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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]

Notes and References

1. Book: Jubilee Ghana. A 50-year news journey thro' Graphic . 2006 . Graphic Communications Group Ltd . Accra . 9988-8097-8-6 . 21 . New job for Bing.
2. Book: United Nations Technical Assistance Housing Mission to Ghana . Housing in Ghana . 1957 . United Nations, Technical Assistance Programme . New York . 147 . https://books.google.com/books?id=9RMEAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22G.+M.+Paterson%22+%22attorney+general%22&pg=PA147 . 17 April 2022 . en . Appendix P: List of Persons And Parties Interviewed By The Mission.
3. Web site: PAST MINISTERS . www.mojagd.gov.gh . Ministry of Justice and Attorney General's Department . 17 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190609101245/http://www.mojagd.gov.gh/past-ministers . 9 June 2019 . Accra . dead.
4. Matthews . Mr . Salam . Dr . Stern . Mr . The Eagle . . October 1956 . LVII . 249 . 64b . 17 April 2022 . St John's College, Cambridge.