Agents and governors of Liberia

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 of Liberia after independence was won.

Map of the Colony of Liberia, 1839.

The colors indicate the ethnicity of each agent or governor.

List of Agents and Governors of Liberia
No. Name Took office Left office Ethnicity Position
Cape Mesurado Colony
1 Eli Ayers 15 December 1821 25 April 1822 White Colonial Agent
2 Frederick James 25 April 1822 4 June 1822 Black
3 Elijah Johnson 4 June 1822 8 August 1822 Black
4 Jehudi Ashmun 8 August 1822 2 April 1823 White
(3) Elijah Johnson 2 April 1823 14 August 1823 Black
(4) Jehudi Ashmun 14 August 1823 15 August 1824 White
Colony of Liberia
(4) Jehudi Ashmun 15 August 1824 26 March 1828 White Colonial Agent
5 Lott Cary (vice-agent) 26 March 1828 8 November 1828 Black
6 Colston Waring (vice-agent) 8 November 1828 22 December 1828 Black
7 Richard Randall 22 December 1828 19 April 1829 White
8 Joseph Mechlin Jr. 19 April 1829 27 February 1830 White
9 John Anderson 27 February 1830 12 April 1830 White
10 Anthony D. Williams (vice-agent) 13 April 1830 4 December 1830 Black
(8) Joseph Mechlin Jr. 4 December 1830 24 September 1833 White
11 George McGill (vice-agent) 24 September 1833 1 January 1834 Black
12 John B. Pinney 1 January 1834 10 May 1835 White
13 Nathaniel Brander 10 May 1835 12 August 1835 Black
14 Ezekiel Skinner 12 August 1835 25 September 1836 White
(10) Anthony D. Williams 25 September 1836 1 April 1839 Black
Commonwealth of Liberia
15 Thomas Buchanan 1 April 1839 3 September 1841 White Governor
16 Joseph Jenkins Roberts[A] 3 September 1841 3 January 1848 Black
[A] Became the first president of Liberia in January 1848

See also

References
  • 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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