Hilary R. W. Johnson
Hilary R. W. Johnson | |
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| 11th President of Liberia | |
| In office January 7, 1884 – January 4, 1892 | |
| Vice President | James Thompson |
| Preceded by | Alfred Francis Russell |
| Succeeded by | Joseph James Cheeseman |
| 8th, 12th, and 16th Secretary of State of Liberia | |
| In office 1866–1867 | |
| President | Daniel Bashiel Warner |
| Preceded by | Edward Wilmot Blyden |
| Succeeded by | John N. Lewis |
| In office 1871–1874 | |
| President | Edward James Roye James Skivring Smith Joseph Jenkins Roberts |
| Preceded by | John N. Lewis |
| Succeeded by | James Elijah Moore |
| In office 1877–1878 | |
| President | James Spriggs Payne |
| Preceded by | John W. Blackledge |
| Succeeded by | Garretson W. Gibson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hilary Richard Wright Johnson June 1, 1837 Monrovia, Liberia |
| Died | 1901 (aged 63-64) Monrovia, Liberia |
| Political party | True Whig |
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Hilary Richard Wright Johnson (June 1, 1837 – 1901) served as the 11th president of Liberia from 1884 to 1892. He was elected four times. He was the first Liberian president to be born in Africa. He had served three times as Secretary of State and once as Secretary of the Interior prior to becoming president.