Agents and governors of Liberia

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Map of the Colony of Liberia, 1839.

This article lists the agents and governors of Liberia, consisting of fourteen agents and two governors of the American Colonization Society from 1822 until Liberian independence in 1847. The last governor, Joseph Jenkins Roberts, also served as the first president of Liberia after independence was gained in 1847.

The colors indicate the race of each agent or governor.

List of Agents and Governors of Liberia

Status
  Denotes Acting Colonial Agent
Symbols

† Died in office

No. Portrait Name

(Birth–Death)

Term of office Race Title
Took office Left office Time in office
Cape Mesurado Colony
1 Eli Ayers
(1778–1822) 		December 15, 1821 April 25, 1822[†] 131 days White Colonial Agent
2 Frederick James
Acting Colonial Agent 		April 25, 1822 June 4, 1822 40 days Black
3 Elijah Johnson
(1789–1849)
Acting Colonial Agent 		June 4, 1822 August 8, 1822 65 days Black
4 Jehudi Ashmun
(1794–1828)
Acting Colonial Agent 		August 8, 1822 April 2, 1823 237 days White
(3) Elijah Johnson
(1789–1849)
Acting Colonial Agent 		April 2, 1823 August 14, 1823 134 days Black
(4) Jehudi Ashmun
(1794–1828)
Acting Colonial Agent 		August 14, 1823 August 15, 1824 1 year,
1 day 		White
Colony of Liberia
(4) Jehudi Ashmun
(1794–1828) 		August 15, 1824 March 26, 1828 3 years,
224 days 		White Colonial Agent
5 Lott Cary
(vice-agent)
(1780–1828) 		March 26, 1828 November 8, 1828 227 days Black
6 Colston Waring
(vice-agent) 		November 8, 1828 December 22, 1828 44 days Black
7 Richard Randall
(1796–1829) 		December 22, 1828 April 19, 1829[†] 118 days White
8 Joseph Mechlin Jr.
(unknown–1839) 		April 19, 1829 February 27, 1830 314 days White
9 John Anderson February 27, 1830 April 12, 1830 44 days White
10 Anthony D. Williams
(vice-agent)
(1799–1860) 		April 13, 1830 December 4, 1830 235 days Black
(8) Joseph Mechlin Jr.
(unknown–1839) 		December 4, 1830 September 24, 1833 2 years,
293 days 		White
11 George McGill
(vice-agent) 		September 24, 1833 January 1, 1834 99 days Black
12 John B. Pinney
(1806–1882) 		January 1, 1834 May 10, 1835 1 year,
130 days 		White
13 Nathaniel Brander
(vice-agent)
(1796–unknown) 		May 10, 1835 August 12, 1835 94 days Black
14 Ezekiel Skinner
(1777–1885) 		August 12, 1835 September 25, 1836 1 year,
63 days 		White
(10) Anthony D. Williams
(vice-agent then lieutenant governor)
(1799–1860) 		September 25, 1836 April 1, 1839 2 years,
189 days 		Black
Commonwealth of Liberia
1 Thomas Buchanan
(1808–1841) 		April 1, 1839 September 3, 1841[†] 2 years,
154 days 		White Governor
2 Joseph Jenkins Roberts[A]
(1809–1876) 		September 3, 1841 January 3, 1848 6 years,
121 days 		Black
[A] Became the first president of Liberia in January 1848

See also

References

  • Dunn, Elwood (2001). Historical Dictionary of Liberia. The Scarecrow Press, Lanham, Maryland and London.
  • Karnga, Abayomi (1926). History of Liberia. D.H. Tyte & Co.
  • Cahoon, Ben (2000). "Leaders of Liberia". www.worldstatesmen.org. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 21 March 2008.
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