William Ofori Atta

Nana William Ofori Atta, a descendant of the Ofori-Atta dynasty and son of Nana Sir Ofori Atta I, attended Mfantsipim School and Achimota School, played a pioneering role in Cambridge School Certificate exams, and later studied at Queens' College, University of Cambridge. He eventually became a lawyer, and his sister, Susan Ofori-Atta, became Ghana's first female physician. 

 

William Ofori Atta was a devout Christian, co-founded the Korle-Bu Community Chapel, delivered the J.B. Danquah Memorial Lectures in 1985 on the topic of "Ghana, A Nation in Crisis," and received a state burial upon his death in 1988.