Francis Crowther (died 22 July 1917) was a

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colonial official in the

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for nineteen years. In 1912 Crowther chaired the Commission of Enquiry into the affairs of the Anlo State which confirmed a list of

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chiefs and established the extension of the Anlo state to include Avenor, Afife,

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, Fenyi, Klikor, Somye and Weta territories. Crowther died of

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while performing special duties in 1917.

Publications

* (1904) ''Short History and Description of the Gold Coast Colony, Ashanti, and the Northern Territories'' London: Waterlow & Sons * (1906) 'Notes on a district of the Gold Coast' ''Quarterly Journal of the Institute of Commercial Research in the Tropics'' 3: 168–182. * (1911) ''Gold Coast Handbook'' London (with W. S. D. Tudhope) * (1912) ''Gold Coast: Report for 1911'' London:

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* (1916) ''Notes for the guidance of district commissioners, Gold Coast Colony'' Accra: Government Press

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Crowther, Francis Gold Coast (British colony) people Year of birth missing 1917 deaths Deaths from yellow fever