Thomas Buchanan (Governor of Liberia)

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Thomas Buchanan
1st Governor of Liberia
In office April 1, 1839 – September 3, 1841
Preceded by	Jehudi Ashmun
Succeeded by	Joseph Jenkins Roberts
Personal details
Born	November 19, 1808
Died	September 3, 1841 (aged 32) Monrovia, Liberia

Thomas Buchanan (November 19, 1808 – September 3, 1841) was an American politician and diplomat who served as the first official governor of Liberia for the American Colonization Society. He was a relative of James Buchanan, who later became the 15th president of the United States.^[1]