Anthony W. Gardiner

Anthony William Gardiner
9th President of Liberia
In office
January 7, 1878 – January 20, 1883
Vice PresidentAlfred Francis Russell
Preceded byJames Spriggs Payne
Succeeded byAlfred F. Russell
9th Vice President of Liberia
In office
January 1, 1872 – January 3, 1876
PresidentJoseph Jenkins Roberts
Preceded byJames Skivring Smith
Succeeded byCharles Harmon
1st Attorney General of Liberia
In office
1848–1855
PresidentJoseph Jenkins Roberts
Personal details
Born(1820-01-24)January 24, 1820
Southampton County, Virginia, United States
Died1885 (aged 64-65)
Political partyTrue Whig

Anthony William Gardiner (January 24, 1820 – 1885) served as the ninth president of Liberia from 1878 until 1883. He was the first of a series of thirteen True Whig presidents who held uninterrupted power until 1980.