Jacob Wilson Sey

Jacob Kwaw Wilson Sey (10 March 1832 – 22 May 1902), also known as Kwaa Bonyi, was a colonial era Fante artisan, farmer, philanthropist, nationalist and the first recorded indigenous multi-millionaire on the Gold Coast (present-day Ghana). He played a major role in the Aborigines' Rights Protection Society (ARPS), founded to oppose the 1896 Crown Lands Bill and the 1897 Lands Bill that threatened the traditional land tenure system and stipulated that all unused lands be controlled by the British colonial government.

Early life Jacob Wilson Sey was born on 10 March 1832 in a fishing village, Biriwa, close to Cape Coast, which was the colonial capital of the Gold Coast until 1877. His descendants include a grandchild, Jacob Ewusi Wilson Sey; great-grandchildren, Jacob Panyin Wilson Sey and Jacob Kakra Wilson Sey; great-great-grandchildren, Victoria Ewusiwaa Wilson Sey and Jacob Nii Otto Wilson Sey.

Death and legacy Jacob Wilson Sey died in his 70th year in his home at Cape Coast, on 22 May 1902. His remains were buried next to his wife's grave at the cemetery near Cape Coast Town Hall.