J. J. Dossen | |
Office1: | 16th Vice President of Liberia |
Term Start1: | January 1, 1906 |
Term End1: | January 1, 1912 |
President1: | Arthur Barclay |
Predecessor1: | Joseph D. Summerville |
Successor1: | Samuel George Harmon |
Office2: | 8th Chief Justice of Liberia |
Nominator2: | Daniel Edward Howard |
Term Start2: | 1913 |
Term End2: | 1924 |
Predecessor2: | James A. Toliver |
Successor2: | F. E. R. Johnson |
Birth Date: | c. 1866 |
Birth Place: | Maryland County, Liberia |
Death Date: | August 17, 1924 |
Death Place: | Monrovia, Liberia |
Party: | True Whig Party |
James Jenkins Dossen (c.1866 – August 17, 1924[1]) was a Liberian politician and jurist, serving as the 16th vice president of Liberia from 1906 to 1912 under President Arthur Barclay.[1] [2] He was elected president of the Liberia College in 1913 and served as associate justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia for 10 years, before being elevated to the position of Chief Justice for 13 years.[1] [3] [4] The J. J. Dossen Memorial Hospital in Harper, Maryland County, one of the hospitals in south-eastern Liberia, is named after him.[5]