Thomas Buchanan (Governor of Liberia)
- Thomas Buchanan (Governor of Liberia)
Thomas Buchanan (1808 – September 3, 1841) was the first governor of Liberia and the cousin of James Buchanan, President of the United States. He came to Liberia as the envoy of the American Colonization Society in the 1830s. He worked first as an administrator in Grand Bassa, which was later named Buchanan in his honor. In 1839, Buchanan was sent to Monrovia, where he became the first governor of Liberia. He served from April 1, 1839 until his death on September 3, 1841.
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