James Spriggs Payne | |
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| 4th and 8th President of Liberia | |
| In office January 6, 1868 – January 3, 1870 | |
| Vice President | Joseph Gibson |
| Preceded by | Daniel Bashiel Warner |
| Succeeded by | Edward James Roye |
| In office January 3, 1876 – January 7, 1878 | |
| Vice President | Charles Harmon |
| Preceded by | Joseph Jenkins Roberts |
| Succeeded by | Anthony W. Gardiner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 19, 1819 Richmond, Virginia, United States |
| Died | January 31, 1882 (aged 62) Monrovia, Liberia |
| Political party | Republican |
James Spriggs Payne (December 19, 1819 – January 31, 1882) served as the fourth and eighth president of Liberia, from 1868 to 1870 and from 1876 to 1878.[1] He was the last president to belong to the Republican Party.
- ^ Jesse N. Mongrue, Liberia: America's Footprint in Africa: Making the Cultural, Social, and Political Connections, iUniverse.com, 2013, p. 72.