Stephen Allen Benson
Sign in to saveformer President of Liberia (1816-1865)
Key facts
- Vice president
- Beverly Page Yates , Daniel Bashiel Warner
- Preceded by
- Joseph Jenkins Roberts
- Succeeded by
- Daniel Bashiel Warner
- President
- Joseph Jenkins Roberts
- Born
- ( 1816-05-21 ) May 21, 1816, Cambridge, Maryland , United States
- Died
- January 24, 1865 (1865-01-24) (aged 48), Grand Bassa County , Liberia
- Party
- Republican
- Spouse
- Nancy Moore ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1841 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Stephen
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Liberia
- Place of birth
- Cambridge
- Place of death
- Grand Bassa County
- Occupation
- judge
- Position held
- Vice President of Liberia
- Political party
- Republican Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Stephen Allen Benson.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1816-05-21
- date of death
- 1865-01-24
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Encyclopedic overview
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. He previously served as the third vice president of Liberia from 1854 to 1856 under President Joseph Jenkins Roberts. Born in the United States, Benson arrived in Liberia with his family in 1822.
Early life
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