[5] Tachie-Menson was born on 19 August 1910 at Elmina in the Central Region of Ghana (then Gold Coast).
[7][9] After teaching for a year, he entered the Government Technical School to complete a 3-year course[9] after which he joined the Department of Posts and Telegraphs in Accra as a linesman on 8 May 1934.
[8][10] On 24 January 1939, he was promoted to the rank of a 2nd grade sub inspector and in 1953 while working in that capacity, he was elected president of the Gold Coast Trades Union Congress (GCTUC).
[8][10] In June 1954, Tachie-Menson was elected to represent the Denkyira constituency on the ticket of the Convention People's Party (CPP).
Tachie-Menson loved to listen to music and engage in sporting activities in his leisure time.