Ferguson, George Ekem, 1864-1897
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found: West African colonial civil servants in the nineteenth century, c1985:p. 1 (George Ekem Ferguson; b. 7/14/1864) p. 14 (d. 4/1/1897)
found: LC data base, 8/27/86(hdg.: Ferguson, George Ekem, ca. 1865-1897)
found: Dictionary of African Biography, accessed December 23, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Ferguson, George Ekem; surveyor, colonial agent, explorer; born 14 July 1864; educated at the famous Wesleyan School of Cape Coast; began his career as a mapmaker by drawing a map of the Gold Coast Colony and Protectorate (1884); seconded to England to take specialized training in geology, geography, and astronomy at the famous Royal School of Mines; seconded to England to take specialized training in geology, geography, and astronomy at the famous Royal School of Mines; signed treatments between the colonial government and important African states; died 07 April 1897 in Ghana)
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1986-08-29: new
2015-12-12: revised
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