Joseph Jenkins Roberts
President of Liberia
Died when: 66 years 346 days (803 months)Star Sign: Pisces
Joseph Jenkins Roberts (March 15, 1809 – February 24, 1876) was an African-American merchant who emigrated to Liberia in 1829, where he became a politician.Elected as the first (1848–1856) and seventh (1872–1876) president of Liberia after independence, he was the first man of African descent to govern the country, serving previously as governor from 1841 to 1848.
Born free in Norfolk, Virginia, Roberts emigrated as a young man with his mother, siblings, wife, and child to the young West African colony.
He opened a trading firm in Monrovia and later engaged in politics.
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