1847 In Liberia

Decades:	1820s; 1830s; 1840s; 1850s; 1860s;
See also:	Other events of 1847; Timeline of Liberian history;

The following lists events that happened during 1847 in Liberia.

Events

July 5 – The constitutional convention, which would produce the 1847 Liberian constitution as well as the Liberian Declaration of Independence, first convenes.^[1]
July 26 – The Liberian Declaration of Independence is approved, founding the Republic of Liberia as an independent nation.^[2]
July 28 – The Liberian constitution is approved by the constitutional convention.^[2]

August 24 – The flag of Liberia, created by a committee of Liberian women headed by Susannah Elizabeth Lewis, is adopted.^[3]^[4]

September 27 – Liberian constitution is approved by voters in the constitutional referendum.^[5]

Full date unknown – John B. Gripon, signatory of the Liberian Declaration of Independence, (b. 1809 in the United States)^[6]

^ Dunn, Elwood D.; Beyan, Amos J.; Burrowes, Carl Patrick (2000). Historical Dictionary of Liberia. p. 103.
^ ^a ^b Dunn; Beyan; Burrowes; Historical Dictionary of Liberia, pp. 85.
^ "Liberia: Flag Day Reflections - All Hail the Lone Star, All Hail!". AllAfrica. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ Burrowes, Carl Patrick (2004). Power and Press Freedom in Liberia, 1830-1970. p. 97. ISBN 9781592212941.
^ Dunn; Beyan; Burrowes; Historical Dictionary of Liberia, pp. 86.
^ Dunn; Beyan; Burrowes; Historical Dictionary of Liberia, pp. 155.

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