- James Skivring Smith
Infobox_President
name=James Skivring Smith
order=6th President of Liberia
term_start=November 4 ,1871
term_end=January 1 ,1872
vicepresident=Anthony W. Gardiner
predecessor=Edward James Roye
successor=Joseph Jenkins Roberts
birth_date=1825
birth_place=Charleston, South Carolina
death_date=1884
party=True Whig Party James Skivring Smith (1825-1884?) served as the
President of Liberia fromNovember 4 ,1871 toJanuary 1 ,1872 . He served the shortest term of any Liberian President.Smith was born in
Charleston, South Carolina about 1825. He arrived inLiberia in 1833. He served as Secretary of State of Liberia, 1856-1860 and Senator fromGrand Bassa County from 1868-1869.Along with
Moses Blah , James Skivring Smith was one of two Liberian presidents not to be directly elected to that office. Before becoming president, Smith served as vice-president under PresidentEdward James Roye until the latter's overthrow and assassination.He was Superintendent of Grand Bassa County, 1874-1884. [ [http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/h?pp/PPALL:@field(NUMBER+@1(cph+3g06775)) Library of Congress website] ]
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