1901 Liberian general election explained

Country:

Liberia

Next Election:

1903 Liberian general election

Next Year:

1903

Previous Election:

1899 Liberian general election

Previous Year:

1899

Election Date:

1901

Module:

Embed:	yes
Election Name:	Presidential election
Type:	presidential
Image1:	Garretson Gibson2.jpg
Nominee1:	Garreston W. Gibson
Party1:	True Whig Party
Nominee2:	William D. Coleman
Party2:	People's Party
President
Before Election:	William D. Coleman
Before Party:	True Whig Party
After Election:	Garreston W. Gibson
After Party:	True Whig Party

General elections were held in Liberia in 1901. In the presidential election, incumbent Garreston W. Gibson of the True Whig Party was elected for the first time, having originally taken office after the resignation of William D. Coleman in December 1900.^[1] He defeated Coleman, who ran on the People's Party ticket.^[2]

Notes and References

http://africanelections.tripod.com/lr.html Elections in Liberia
https://web.archive.org/web/20210513054108/http://liberiapastandpresent.org/ColemanWilliamDavid.htm President William David Coleman: 1896 – 1900