1891 Liberian general election explained

Country:

Liberia

Next Election:

1893 Liberian general election

Next Year:

1893

Previous Election:

1889 Liberian general election

Previous Year:

1889

Election Date:

1891

Module:

Embed:	yes
Election Name:	Presidential election
Type:	presidential
Nominee2:	Anthony D. Williams, Jr.
Party2:	New Republican
Image1:	Joseph Cheeseman2.jpg
Nominee1:	Joseph James Cheeseman
Party1:	True Whig Party
President
Before Election:	Hilary R. W. Johnson
Before Party:	True Whig Party
After Election:	Joseph James Cheeseman
After Party:	True Whig Party

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.

Notes and References

http://africanelections.tripod.com/lr.html Elections in Liberia
Book: Burrowes, Carl Patrick . Power and press freedom in Liberia, 1830-1970: the impact of globalization and civil society on media-government relations . Africa World Press, Inc. . 96 . 2004 . 9781592212941 . October 20, 2011.