William Brandford Griffith

Who was William Brandford Griffith?

William Brandford Griffith, K.C.M.G. was a British administrative official, Governor of the Gold Coast from 1880 to 1881 and again from 1885 to 1895.

Brandford Griffith was Lieutenant-Governor in the Gold Coast, and acting Governor from 1 December 1880 until 4 March 1881, when Sir Samuel Rowe was appointed Governor. On Governor Young's death, he became Governor of the colony for a decade, from 24 April 1885 until retirement on 7 April 1895.

He is buried at St. Michael’s Cathedral, Bridgetown, Barbados.

His son, Sir William Brandford Griffith, was Chief Justice of the Gold Coast from 1895 to 1911.