1891 Liberian general election

1891 Liberian general election

1891

Presidential election

Nominee Joseph James Cheeseman Anthony D. Williams, Jr. Party TWP New Republican

President before election Hilary R. W. Johnson TWP Elected President Joseph James Cheeseman TWP

General elections were held in Liberia in 1891. In the presidential election, the result was a victory for Joseph James Cheeseman of the True Whig Party,[1] who defeated former Secretary of War and Navy Anthony D. Williams, Jr., who ran on the New Republican Party ticket.[2]

Cheeseman took office on 4 January 1892.

References

1. Elections in Liberia African Elections Database
2. Burrowes, Carl Patrick (2004). Power and press freedom in Liberia, 1830-1970: the impact of globalization and civil society on media-government relations. Africa World Press, Inc. p. 96. ISBN 9781592212941. Retrieved October 20, 2011.