King Ghartey IV

He was born in 1820 at Winneba and named Kwamena Akyempong. His parents are King Gyateh Kumah III and Obaapanyin Ekua Kaadze, who was a princess of Senya Beraku. During his career, Mynheer Stooves gave him the name Robert Johnson Ghartey due to his intelligence and his father's name " Gyatɛ (Lion)" was anglicized to "Ghartey". He did not have any formal education. He was able to read and write by reading books given to him by Mynheer Stooves. Through this, he was able to speak English, Dutch and Portuguese. He was very religious. He died on July 30, 1897. == Career ==

As a young boy living in a fishing community, he worked as a fisherman. == Achievements ==

• He dug a bore-hole at Anomabu which became the only source of water for the people at a cost of £150. • In 1864, he measured the distance from the coast to Ashanti using his pocket watch at three miles an hour. • In 1864, he published a pamphlet entitled "A guide to coomassie". == References ==