1855 Liberian general election explained

Country:	Liberia
Next Election:	1857 Liberian general election
Next Year:	1857
Previous Election:	1853 Liberian general election
Previous Year:	1853
Election Date:	1855
Module:	Embed: yes Election Name: Presidential election Type: presidential Image1: Stephen Allen Benson (cropped).jpg Nominee1: Stephen Allen Benson Party1: True Liberian Party Nominee2: Edward James Roye Party2: Old Whig Party President Before Election: Joseph Jenkins Roberts Before Party: True Liberian Party After Election: Stephen Allen Benson After Party: True Liberian Party

General elections were held in Liberia in 1855 to elect the president of Liberia, with incumbent president Joseph Jenkins Roberts declining to run for a fifth term in office.^[1]

The presidential election resulted in a victory for Vice-President Stephen Allen Benson of the True Liberian Party, who defeated Edward James Roye of the Whig Party.^{[2] [3]} Beverly P. Yates was elected vice-president.^[4]

Benson took office as the country's second president on 7 January 1856, with Roberts making a speech at Benson's inauguration.^[5]

Notes and References

1. https://npg.si.edu/exh/awash/benson.htm Stephen Allen Benson (1816-1865)
2. Book: Edward Wilmot Blyden: Pan-Negro Patriot, 1832–1912. Hollis R. Lynch. 1970. 21. Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-536546-7 .
3. Book: Liberian History Before 1857: A Reference for Elementary Pupils. Joseph Saye Guannu. 1977. 57.
4. Book: Liberians All. 1948. 57.
5. https://web.archive.org/web/20170926214405/https://www.theperspective.org/2017/0926201702.php Presidential Power Transfer In Liberian History, Joseph Jenkins Roberts To Ellen Johnson Sirleaf