Ashford Emmanuel Inkumsah

In January 1922, he was employed by Messrs. Miller Brothers Limited, Kumasi as an abstract clerk. In June 1922 he joined Messrs. F. & A. Swanzy Transport for six months as a stenographer typist. He was later moved to Swanzy Trading Company where he worked as a stenographer typist until 1927, when he returned to Sekondi. In Sekondi, he worked with a firm of general merchants; Pickerings & Bethod, for two and a half years. Inkumsah trained as a pharmacist from 1931 to 1934 and in December 1934 he opened his own business; the Asfordinks Drug Store in Sekondi.^[4][5]

While in Sekondi, he joined the Sekondi town council and remained a member of the council for ten years. In 1949 he joined Nkrumah's Convention People's Party (CPP) at its inception. Two years later he was elected a member of parliament for the Shama Ahanta constituency on the ticket of the CPP.^[7][5] He was re-elected in the various parliamentary elections that were held before and after the first republic until the overthrow of the Nkrumah government.^{[8][9][10][11]} He was appointed Minister for Labour in 1951 and in 1959 he was appointed Minister for Housing.^[12] A year later he was appointed Minister for Interior.^[13] In 1961 he was made Minister for Health^[14][6] and in 1963 he was appointed Minister for Information and broadcasting.^[15] He served in this capacity until 1965 when he was appointed Minister for Interior^[16] and the first deputy speaker of the 1965 parliament, which lasted until 21 February, 1966.^[17]

Inkumsah was married to the late Florence Inkumsah.^[18] His hobbies included shooting.^[5]