Philip Edward Archer (1925-2002) was a Ghanaian judge who served as the eighth Chief Justice of Ghana, appointed by Jerry Rawlings, from 1991 to 1995. Admitted as a solicitor in England in 1957, he returned to Ghana to serve as registrar-general in 1959 and judicial secretary in 1961 before joining the High Court bench in 1964 and the Supreme Court in 1980; after retiring from the bench in 1983 he chaired Ghana's Law Reform Commission full time. Following his tenure as Chief Justice he was appointed to the Council of State in 1995 and received the Order of the Star of Ghana in 2000. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Nationality / Jurisdiction Place of DeathKorle - Bu Teaching Hospital 2 Role
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1. Philip Edward Archer (Wikipedia)
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He was the eighth person to hold this position since Ghana became an independent nation.
Introduction, nationality
Philip Edward Archer (1925-2002) was a Ghanaian judge who served as the eighth Chief Justice of Ghana, appointed by Jerry Rawlings, from 1991 to 1995.
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Wikidata Q744522, occupation/position claims
occupation/position claim resolves to: Solicitor and Lawyer
Wikidata Q744522, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1925
Wikidata Q744522, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
P569 (date of birth): 1925-02-22
Wikidata Q744522, P570 date of death claim (year)
P570 (date of death): 2002
Wikidata Q744522, P570 date of death claim (full date)
P570 (date of death): 2002-05-10
Wikidata Q744522, P19 place of birth claim
P19 (place of birth): Tarkwa
Wikidata Q744522, P20 place of death claim
P20 (place of death): Korle - Bu Teaching Hospital
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