Background
He was born on 6 September 1914.
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Jacob Justice
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He attended the Adisadel College, Cape Coast for a while. He then continued his education in the United Kingdom where he completed his legal education at the prestigious Cambridge University.
Career
He was once Commissioner of Income Tax during the First Republic of Ghana. He went into exile in Togo in 1962. He was later appointed Speaker of Parliament on June 10, 1965 in the First Republic of Ghana.
He remained speaker until parliament was suspended by the National Liberation Council, formed after the coup d"état that ended the First Republic.
He served as Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana from 24 September 1979 until 31 December 1981, during the presidency of Hilla Limann. Their daughter Rebecca, is married to Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
He died on 25 July 1986 aged 71.
