Francis Crowther

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Francis Crowther (died 22 July 1917) was a British colonial official in the British Gold Coast for nineteen years.

In 1912 Crowther chaired the Commission of Enquiry into the affairs of the Anlo State which confirmed a list of Anlo chiefs [1] and established the extension of the Anlo state to include Avenor, Afife, Aflao, Dzodze, Fenyi, Klikor, Somye and Weta territories. [2]

Crowther died of Yellow Fever while performing special duties in 1917. [3]

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References

  1. Gakleazi, Ameamu. "Rejoinder: Who rules Anlo in the interim" . Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  2. Nukunya, G.K. (1999). Kinship and Marriage Among the Anlo Ewe. London: Athlone Press. ISBN   9780485196375.
  3. Clifford, Elizabeth (1919). Our Days on the Gold Coast. London: John Murray.