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This is a list of notable
Americo-Liberian people .
The Americo-Liberian or Congau ethnic group has produced several notable politicians, businessman, and professionals including:
Politicians and Administrators
Wilmot Collins , Liberian-born American politician serving as the mayor of
Helena, Montana
Nathaniel Barnes , Liberian businessman and politician
Charles Cecil Dennis , Liberian diplomat and politician
C. Cyvette M. Gibson , Mayor of
Paynesville, Liberia
Louis Arthur Grimes , Liberian jurist
Richard Abrom Henries , Liberian politician
Elijah Johnson , Liberian pioneer and founding father of Liberia
James A. A. Pierre , Liberian politician
Charles Taylor , Liberian President and convicted war criminal
Hilary Teague , Liberian pioneer and author of the
Liberian Declaration of Independence
Frank E. Tolbert , Liberian politician and businessman
E. Reginald Townsend , Liberian politician and journalist
Winston Tubman , Liberian lawyer and politician
Clarence Lorenzo Simpson Sr. , Liberian politician and former Vice President
Kimmie Weeks , Liberian human rights activist
Educators and Writers
Entrepreneurs and Businesspersons
Scientists and Medical professionals
American-born presidents of Liberia
Americo-Liberians formed a cultural elite in
Liberia that produced every
Liberian president before 1980. The following presidents of Liberia, however, were born in the
United States :
Joseph Jenkins Roberts , first and seventh president. Born in
Norfolk ,
Virginia
Stephen Allen Benson , second president. Born in
Cambridge ,
Dorchester County ,
Maryland
Daniel Bashiel Warner , third president. Born in
Baltimore County ,
Maryland
James Spriggs-Payne , fourth and eighth president. Born in
Richmond ,
Virginia
Edward James Roye , fifth president. Born in
Newark ,
Licking County ,
Ohio .
James Skivring Smith , sixth president. Born in
Charleston, South Carolina ,
Charleston County ,
South Carolina
Anthony W. Gardiner , ninth president. Born in
Southampton County ,
Virginia
Alfred F. Russell , tenth president. Born in
Lexington ,
Fayette County ,
Kentucky
William D. Coleman , thirteenth president. Born in
Fayette County ,
Kentucky
Garretson W. Gibson , fourteenth president. Born in
Baltimore ,
Maryland
Also one Americo-Liberian president of Liberia was born in the
British West Indies :
References