This article lists the agents and governors of Liberia, consisting of fourteen agents and two governors of the American Colonization Society from 1822 until Liberian independence in 1847. The last governor, Joseph Jenkins Roberts, also served as the first President of Liberia of Liberia after independence was gained.
Map of the Colony of Liberia, 1839.
The colors indicate the race of each agent or governor.
Dunn, Elwood (2001). Historical Dictionary of Liberia. The Scarecrow Press, Lanham, Maryland and London.
Karnga, Abayomi (1926). History of Liberia. D.H. Tyte & Co.
Cahoon, Ben (2000). "Leaders of Liberia". www.worldstatesmen.org. from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 21 March 2008.
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