# J. E. K. Aggrey - Educator and pan-Africanist, assistant vice-principal of Achimota

URL: https://allhistories.com/ghana/rulers/j-e-k-aggrey
Term: 1924–1927
Number in the list: 129
Born-Died: 1875-10-18 - 1927-07-30
Dynasty: Gold Coast / Ghana
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Emman_Kwegyir_Aggrey

James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey, born in Anomabu, studied in the United States and became a teacher and speaker on African education. He served on the Phelps-Stokes education commissions and was a founding staff member of Achimota College. He died in New York in 1927.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Robert Sutherland Rattray](https://allhistories.com/ghana/rulers/robert-sutherland-rattray)
- Next in list: [Agyeman Prempeh II](https://allhistories.com/ghana/rulers/agyeman-prempeh-ii)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1924 - [Prempeh I returns from exile](https://allhistories.com/ghana/timeline/1924-prempeh-i-returns-from-exile)
- 1925 - [Guggisberg Constitution creates provincial councils and elected African seats](https://allhistories.com/ghana/timeline/1925-guggisberg-constitution-creates-provincial-councils-and-elected-african-seats)
- 1927 - [Achimota College opens](https://allhistories.com/ghana/timeline/1927-achimota-college-opens)
- 1927 - [Death of Kwegyir Aggrey in New York](https://allhistories.com/ghana/timeline/1927-death-of-kwegyir-aggrey-in-new-york)