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.

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The colors indicate the race of each agent or governor.

List of agents and governors of Liberia

Status
  Denotes Acting Colonial Agent
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† Died in office

No.PortraitName

(Birth–Death)

Term of officeRaceTitle
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Cape Mesurado Colony
1 No image.png Eli Ayers
(1778–1822)		15 December 182125 April 1822 [†] 131 days White Colonial Agent
2 No image.png Frederick James
Acting Colonial Agent		25 April 18224 June 182240 days Black
3 No image.png Elijah Johnson
(1789–1849)
Acting Colonial Agent		4 June 18228 August 182265 daysBlack
4 Jehudi Ashmun.png Jehudi Ashmun
(1794–1828)
Acting Colonial Agent		8 August 18222 April 1823237 daysWhite
(3) No image.png Elijah Johnson
(1789–1849)
Acting Colonial Agent		2 April 182314 August 1823134 daysBlack
(4) Jehudi Ashmun.png Jehudi Ashmun
(1794–1828)
Acting Colonial Agent		14 August 182315 August 18241 year,
1 day		White
Colony of Liberia
(4) Jehudi Ashmun.png Jehudi Ashmun
(1794–1828)		15 August 182426 March 18283 years,
224 days		WhiteColonial Agent
5 Lott Cary.jpg Lott Cary
(vice-agent)
(1780–1828)		26 March 18288 November 1828227 daysBlack
6 No image.png Colston Waring
(vice-agent)		8 November 182822 December 182844 daysBlack
7 No image.png Richard Randall
(1796–1829)		22 December 182819 April 1829 [†] 118 daysWhite
8 No image.png Joseph Mechlin Jr.
(unknown–1839)		19 April 182927 February 1830314 daysWhite
9 No image.png John Anderson 27 February 183012 April 183044 daysWhite
10 No image.png Anthony D. Williams
(vice-agent)
(1799–1860)		13 April 18304 December 1830235 daysBlack
(8) No image.png Joseph Mechlin Jr.
(unknown–1839)		4 December 183024 September 18332 years,
293 days		White
11 No image.png George McGill
(vice-agent)		24 September 18331 January 183499 daysBlack
12 No image.png John B. Pinney
(1806–1882)		1 January 183410 May 18351 year,
130 days		White
13 No image.png Nathaniel Brander
(vice-agent)
(1796–unknown)		10 May 183512 August 183594 daysBlack
14 No image.png Ezekiel Skinner
(1777–1885)		12 August 183525 September 18361 year,
63 days		White
(10) No image.png Anthony D. Williams
(vice-agent then lieutenant governor)
(1799–1860)		25 September 18361 April 18392 years,
189 days		Black
Commonwealth of Liberia
1 Thomas Buchanan.gif Thomas Buchanan
(1808–1841)		1 April 18393 September 1841 [†] 2 years,
154 days		WhiteGovernor
2 Joseph Jenkins Roberts.jpg Joseph Jenkins Roberts [A]
(1809–1876)		3 September 18413 January 18486 years,
121 days		Black
[A] Became the first president of Liberia in January 1848

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