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Robert Samuel Blay was born on 19 April, 0001 in Esiama, Gold Coast, is a Ghanaian barrister and jurist. Discover Robert Samuel Blay's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 78 years old?

Popular As Robert Samuel Blay
Occupation Barrister · Judge
Age 78 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 19 April 0001
Birthday 19 April
Birthplace Esiama, Gold Coast
Date of death 5 December, 1979
Died Place Sekondi, Ghana
Nationality Ghana

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Children 16, including H.E. Mokowa Blay Adu-Gyamfi, Very Rev Afo Blay, Kwame Amozin Blay, Mary Chinery-Hesse

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Robert Samuel Blay, was a Ghanaian barrister and judge.

He was a Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana during the First Republic.

He is often referred to as the first Nzema lawyer.

He was president of the Ghana Bar Association on two occasions and also a member of the first board of directors of the Bank of Ghana.

1901

Robert was born in April 1901 at Esiama in the Western Region of Ghana.

He had his early education at the Tarkwa Methodist School in Tarkwa.

He entered the Government Training Institution (was later merged with Achimota College) to train as a teacher.

1920

In 1920 he left for the United Kingdom to study law.

1926

He was called to the bar in June, 1926.

As a student at the University of London Robert was actively involved in student politics.

He occupied positions in various student groups.

He was once president of the Union of Students of African Descent, a group that accepted nationals from the Caribbean and African colonies.

He also served as an executive member of the West African Students Union.

While in London he brought up the idea of the formation of the then Gold Coast Students Union.

Robert taught for about three years at Tarkwa Methodist School after his teacher training.

Upon his return to Ghana in 1926, Robert joined the Aborigines Rights Protection Society.

He later became a founding member and the first Vice-Chairman of the United Gold Coast Convention, he was the third founding member.

He founded the Nzema Chambers in 1926 (which later became known as Blay and Associates).

He was president of the Ghana Bar Association on two occasions.

1957

He became the first president of the Ghana Bar Association when he was appointed the association's president in 1957.

1958

In 1958 he together with three Ghanaians and three Britons were appointed by the then prime minister; Dr. Kwame Nkrumah to constitute the first board of the Bank of Ghana.

He represented Sekondi at the legislative council as its municipal member.

Aside politics and civil service, Robert was a known legal practitioner in Sekondi.

1959

He served as president of the association until 1959.

He was succeeded by Archie Casely-Hayford.

1960

In 1960 he took office as the association's president once more, he served in that position until 1962.

1962

His fame in private practice led to his appointment as Supreme Court Judge by the then president, Kwame Nkrumah in 1962.

1964

He was dismissed together with Kofi Adumua Bossman and Edward Akufo-Addo on 2 March 1964 by the then president of Ghana; Kwame Nkrumah for protesting the dismissal of Sir. Kobina Arku Korsah and William Bedford Van Lare following the acquittal of Tawia Adamafio and others of treason charges.

1969

In 1969, he was a speaker of the constituent assembly, which drew the constitution of the second republic.

1978

Following the outcome of the 1978 Ghanaian governmental referendum he risked detention that year by filing writs of habeas corpus at the Sekondi High Court, that is; he demanded that the Supreme Military Council bring B. J. Da Rocha and K. A. Gbedemah to court and show valid reasons for their detention.

He was married to Mrs. Dinah Blay of Cape Coast.

He was the father of the Ghanaian international civil servant, diplomat and the first female chancellor of the University of Ghana, Mary Chinery-Hesse, and Dr. Mokowa Blay Adu-Gyamfi, former High Commissioner of Ghana to Sierra Leone and former Director General of Ghana Aids Commission.

He was the father of the first female Director General of Ghana Education Service, Very Rev. Afo Blay of the Methodist Church.

His grandchildren are Dinah Bondzie of the United Methodist Church, Doris Adu-Boamah, Yaw Adu-Gyamfi, Kofi Adu-Gyamfi, Herman Chinery-Hesse of Tribe Software, MaryAnn Blankson Mills, Vanessa Catherin Faddis, Dinah Blay, Jeff Paa Coleman of Kokodo Hotel, Francis Blay, Augustine Blay Secretary to Ghana Vice President, Robert Tamakloe, +more.

His hobbies were lawn tennis, cricket, golf and football.

1979

He died on 5 December 1979 at Sekondi.

He was buried at his hometown; Esiama on 22 December 1979.