Hilary R. W. Johnson

Hilary R. W. Johnson
11th President of Liberia
In office
January 7, 1884 – January 4, 1892
Vice PresidentJames Thompson
Preceded byAlfred Francis Russell
Succeeded byJoseph James Cheeseman
Personal details
Born
Hilary Richard Wright Johnson

June 1, 1837
Monrovia, Liberia
Died1901 (aged 63-64)
Monrovia, Liberia
Political partyTrue Whig
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Hilary Richard Wright Johnson (June 1, 1837 – 1901) served as the 11th president of Liberia from 1884 to 1892. He was elected four times.[1] He was the first Liberian president to be born in Africa. He had served as Secretary of State before his presidency, in the administration of Edward James Roye.[2]