Liberia: Governors: 1839-1848

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Liberia: Governors: 1839-1848
Governor of Liberia
4 Apr 1839 - 3 Sep 1841	Thomas Buchanan [1]
Lieutenant Governor of Liberia (ex officio)
3 Sep 1841 - 1 Mar 1842	Joseph Jenkins Roberts
Governor of Liberia
1 Mar 1842 - 3 Jan 1848	Joseph Jenkins Roberts [2]


[1]	Appointed "Governor of the colonies or settlements in Liberia" by the Board of Directors of the American Colonization Society at the meeting held in Washington, D.C., on 14 Dec 1838; arrived to Monrovia, Liberia, landing on 2 Apr 1839, and took oath of office 4 Apr 1839.
[2]	Appointed by the Board of Directors of the American Colonization Society at the meeting held in Washington, D.C., on 20 Jan 1842; received his commission of appointment in Monrovia on 1 Mar 1842 (Liberia Herald, No. 5, 17 Mar 1842, p. 18)

Last update: 29 Nov 2023