Joseph de Graft Hayford
Born1840
London, England[1]
Died1919 (aged 78–79)
London, England[2]
OccupationWesleyan Methodist minister
ChildrenJosiah Hayford, Isaac Hayford, Ibinijah Hayford, Ernest James Hayford, Joseph Ephraim Casely Hayford, Mark Christian Hayford, Hester Hayford; Helen Mary Hayford and Sydney Spencer Hayford

Joseph de Graft Hayford (1840–1919) was a Wesleyan Methodist minister who was a prominent figure in Fante politics and society in the Gold Coast.[3] He was one of the founders of the Fante Confederation[4] of 1867 and one of the first political detainees in Ghanaian history.[5]

Background

Rev. Joseph de Graft Hayford has been described as "one of the greatest politicians of his day, and the most active member of the Fanti Confederacy of 1867".[6] When the Confederacy was declared illegal, he was one of the four leaders to be arrested on a charge of conspiracy, the others being James Hutton Brew, James F. Amissah and George Kunto Blankson.[7]

Family

Of the Anona clan of Cape Coast, he was the son of Rev. James Hayford and Elizabeth de Graft.[1] He was the husband of Mary Ewuraba Brew (daughter of the prominent Gold Coast trader Samuel Collins Brew and Adjuah Esson)[8] and his children were: Rev. Josiah Hayford, Isaac Hayford, Ibinijah Hayford, Rev. Dr Ernest James Hayford, Rev. Mark Christian Hayford, Joseph Ephraim Casely Hayford, Hester Hayford; Helen Mary Hayford and Sydney Spencer Hayford. He was the brother of Rev. Isaac Hayford and Lucy Hayford.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Rev. Joseph de Graft-Hayford". Geni.com. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  2. ↑ Casely-Hayford, Augustus Lavinus. "A Genealogical &udy of Cape Coast Stool Families (PhD Thesis)" (PDF). The School of Oriental and African Studies. p. 209, note 23.
  3. ↑ Stanley, Brian (2009). The World Missionary Conference, Edinburgh 1910'. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. p. 98. ISBN 9780802863607.
  4. ↑ David U. Enweremadu, "Casely-Hayford, Joseph Ephraim", in Henry Louis Gates, Jr, Emmanuel K. Akyeampong, and Steven J. Niven (eds), Dictionary of African Biography, Oxford University Press USA, 2012, Vol. 2, p. 43.
  5. ↑ Attoh Ahuma, Rev. S. R. B. (1971) [1911]. The Gold Coast Nation and National Consciousness (Second ed.). Routledge. p. 5. ISBN 9781136971068.
  6. ↑ "Tribute to Dr Louis Casely-Hayford". Graphic Online. 14 December 2014.
  7. ↑ Tapan Prasad Biswal, Ghana, Political and Constitutional Developments, Ghana, Political and Constitutional Developments, New Delhi: Northern Book Centre, 1992, p. 21.
  8. ↑ "Mary Ewuraba Brew". Geni.com.
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