Stephen Allen Benson

Stephen Allen Benson
2nd President of Liberia
In office
January 7, 1856 – January 4, 1864
Vice PresidentBeverly Page Yates
Daniel Bashiel Warner
Preceded byJoseph Jenkins Roberts
Succeeded byDaniel Bashiel Warner
3rd Vice President of Liberia
In office
January 2, 1854 – January 7, 1856
PresidentJoseph Jenkins Roberts
Preceded byAnthony D. Williams
Succeeded byBeverly Page Yates
Personal details
Born(1816-05-21)May 21, 1816
Cambridge, Maryland, United States
DiedJanuary 24, 1865(1865-01-24) (aged 48)
Grand Bassa County, Liberia
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Nancy Moore
(m. 1841)

Stephen Allen Benson (May 21, 1816 – January 24, 1865) was a Liberian politician who served as the second president of Liberia from 1856 to 1864. Prior to that, he served as the third vice president of Liberia from 1854 to 1856 under President Joseph Jenkins Roberts. Born in the United States, Benson was the first president to have lived in Liberia since childhood, having arrived with his family in 1822.