Joseph Jenkins Roberts
Politician
1809 – 1876
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Who was Joseph Jenkins Roberts?
Joseph Jenkins Roberts was the first and seventh President of Liberia. Born free in Norfolk, Virginia, USA, Roberts emigrated to Liberia in 1829 as a young man. He opened a trading store in Monrovia, and later engaged in politics. When Liberia became independent in 1847, Roberts was elected the first president, serving until 1856. In 1872 he was elected again to serve as Liberia's seventh president.
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- Born
- Mar 15, 1809
Norfolk - Spouses
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Lived in
- Norfolk
- Died
- Feb 24, 1876
Monrovia
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on July 23, 2013
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