Edward Nathaniel Moore
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Edward Nathaniel Moore | |
|---|---|
| 8th Attorney General of Ghana | |
| In office 13 January 1972 – 8 October 1975 | |
| President | Ignatius Kutu Acheampong |
| Preceded by | Victor Owusu |
| Succeeded by | Gustav Koranteng-Addow |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 September 1926 Winneba, Ghana |
| Died | 7 October 1998 (aged 72) London, England |
| Education | Adisadel College |
| Alma mater | University of Hull |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Edward Nathaniel Moore (24 September 1926 – 7 October 1998) was a Ghanaian lawyer and the commissioner for justice and Attorney General of Ghana during the era of the National Redemption Council and Supreme Military Council military regimes.
Moore was born on 24 September 1926 at Winneba in the Central Region. He was the son of George Nathaniel Moore and the grandson of Hon. George Edward Moore, a member of the then Gold Coast Legislative Council.[1][2]
Moore's early education begun in 1935 at E.C.M. School, Suhum. He continued at Oguaa School, Cape Coast in 1938, completing his primary education in 1939. In 1940 he enrolled at Adisadel College, Cape Coast where he had his secondary education, completed in 1945. In 1952 he proceeded to the United Kingdom to study law at the University of Hull where he obtained the LL.B (Hons) degree in 1956. He was called to the bar at the Middle Temple, UK, that same year.[3]