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Joseph Jenkins Roberts

1809 - 1876

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Joseph Jenkins Roberts (March 15, 1809 – February 24, 1876) was an African-American merchant who emigrated to Liberia in 1829, where he became a politician. Elected as the first (1848–1856) and seventh (1872–1876) president of Liberia after independence, he was the first man of African descent to govern the country, serving previously as governor from 1841 to 1848. He later returned to office following the 1871 Liberian coup d'état. Born free in Norfolk, Virginia, Roberts emigrated as a young man with his mother, siblings, wife, and child to the young West African colony. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Jenkins Roberts is the 8,014th most popular politician (up from 8,854th in 2019), the 2,948th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,002nd in 2019) and the 257th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Joseph Jenkins Roberts ranks 8,014 out of 19,576. Before him are Fajsz, Adolfo de la Huerta, Oboi, Charles II August, Duke of Zweibrücken, Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr, and Nominoe. After him are Shigechiyo Izumi, Tacfarinas, Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne, Mika Špiljak, Antoni Radziwiłł, and Emperor En'yū.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1809, Joseph Jenkins Roberts ranks 26. Before him are Matsumura Sōkon, Bettino Ricasoli, Samuel Ajayi Crowther, Fredrik Pacius, Luigi Federico Menabrea, and Juan Donoso Cortés. After him are Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle, Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel, Hannibal Hamlin, Sebastián Iradier, Mariano José de Larra, and Edward FitzGerald. Among people deceased in 1876, Joseph Jenkins Roberts ranks 28. Before him are Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia, Ferenc Deák, Infanta Isabel Maria of Braganza, Duchess Caroline Mariane of Mecklenburg, Juan Pablo Duarte, and Harriet Martineau. After him are Eugène Fromentin, Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart, Friedrich Christian Diez, Charlotte Cushman, Karl Eichwald, and Giacomo Antonelli.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joseph Jenkins Roberts ranks 2,948 out of 20,380. Before him are Irvin Kershner (1923), Heather Locklear (1961), Charles M. Rice (1952), Michael P. Anderson (1959), Nick Holonyak (1928), and Julian Schnabel (1951). After him are Gigi Hadid (1995), Audre Lorde (1934), Richie Sambora (1959), Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903), Jim Rogers (1942), and Gabe Newell (1962).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Joseph Jenkins Roberts ranks 257. Before him are William A. Wheeler (1819), Wendell R. Anderson (1933), George Allen (1952), Marjorie Taylor Greene (1974), Charles W. Fairbanks (1852), and Levi P. Morton (1824). After him are Charlie Baker (1956), Elbridge Gerry (1744), John Hancock (1737), Charles Rangel (1930), James Baker (1930), and Lew Wallace (1827).

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