William Smith

Male, Deceased Person

1816 – 1895

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Who was William Smith?

William Smith was a Ghanaian civil servant who worked in Freetown, Sierra Leone as a registrar for the Mixed Commissionary Court. Due to his position and through his marriage to wealthy Freetown Creoles, Smith became a prominent figure in Sierra Leone. Smith had fourteen children, including Adelaide Casely-Hayford, his most well known child. Smith was also the grandfather of Dr. McCormack Easmon.

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Born
1816
Died
1895

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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