12 Facts About Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey

Emmanuel Odarkwei Obetsebi-Lamptey was a political activist in the British colony of the Gold Coast.

Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey was one of the founding fathers of the United Gold Coast Convention known as "The Big Six".

Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey was the father of NPP politician Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey.

Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey played a vital role in the Big Six.

Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey was bold, confident and inspired his people to have hope.

Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey was born on 26 April 1902 at a Ga village near Ode, a suburb of Accra.

Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey's father was Jacob Mills Lamptey, a businessman, and his mother was Victoria Ayeley Tetteh.

Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey's step-brother was Gottlieb Ababio Adom, an educator, journalist, editor and Presbyterian minister who served as the Editor of the Christian Messenger, the newspaper of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, from 1966 to 1970.

Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey attended the Accra Wesleyan School and further went to the Royal School.

Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey initially married a Dutch woman, Margaretha, with whom he had two sons: Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey and Nee Lamkwei Afadi Obetsebi-Lamptey.

Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey was a co-founder of the Gold Coast Women's Association and a former tutor at the Accra Methodist Girls School from 1947 to 1953.

Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey's well-established legacy is reflected in Ghanaian History books, street names, and the Obetsebi-Lamptey Interchange on the Ring Road West in Accra, Ghana.