Edward Kesselly
Edward Binyah Kesselly | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Posts and Telecommunications | |
| Assumed office 3 February 1978 | |
| President | William R. Tolbert, Jr. |
| Preceded by | J. Jenkins Peel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1937 |
| Died | 1993 (aged 55–56) |
| Nationality | Liberian |
| Party | Unity Party |
Edward Binyah Kesselly (1937–1993) was a Liberian politician who served in the cabinet of President William R. Tolbert, Jr.. In 1978 he was appointed Minister of Posts and Telecommunications.[1]: 1
Early life
Edward Binyah Kesselly was born in 1937 in Nyama-Kamadu, Quardu Gboni District, Lofa County, Liberia.
Political career
President Tolbert appointed Kesselly Minister of Posts and Telecommunications on 3 February 1978, succeeding J. Jenkins Peel, who had resigned to become Minister of Information, Cultural Affairs and Tourism. Prior to his appointment, Kesselly had served for five years as an administrator in that ministry.[1]: 13
Kesselly was one of the few members of Tolbert's cabinet to survive the 1980 Liberian coup d'état that overthrew the government.[2]
In 1984 he founded the Unity Party, which later became one of Liberia's major political parties.
Death and legacy
Kesselly died in 1993 and was buried in Monrovia. Eighteen years later his remains were reburied in his hometown of Nyama-Kamadu in Quardu Gboni District, Lofa County. Speakers at the reburial ceremony included Bureau of Maritime Authority commissioner Edward Binyah Kesselly Jr., his eldest son, and President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.[3]
The former Camp Schiefflin military installation was later renamed Edward Binyah Kesselly Barracks(EBK) in his honor.[4]
References
- ^ a b Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications. Annual Report of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications to the Fourth Session of the Forty Eighth Legislature of the Republic of Liberia: Covering the Operation of the Ministry for the Period October 1, 1977 Through September 30, 1978. Monrovia: Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, 1979.
- ^ Sirleaf, Ellen Johnson (2010). This Child Will Be Great. New York: HarperCollins. p. 157.
- ^ "He Did Much For Liberia: Ellen Pays Tribute to Dr. Kesselly". Heritage, 2 May 2011: 1/10.
- ^ "Liberia: Camp Schefflin Renamed Kessely Camp". AllAfrica. 25 July 2006.