James Bannerman

James Bannerman (* 1790, † March 12, 1858 ) was December 4, 1850 to October 14, 1851 Governor of the British Gold Coast, today's Ghana.

James Bannerman was born in 1790 on the Gold Coast, his mother was a Fanti, his father Scot. Despite his European father, he himself has always regarded as Africans, according to the customs of the Akanvölker, which include the Fanti. He received his education in England and on the Gold Coast, married a princess of the Ashanti, Yaa Hom, with whom he had six children.

James Bannerman later became the first mayor of Accra, and one of his sons founded the newspaper in 1861 Accra Herald.