Ruler · 1875 – 1961

Charles D. B. King

Lived 1875 – 1961; politician, diplomat. President of Liberia (Liberia), 1920 – 1930.

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Lived: 1875 – 1961; 86 years
In office: 10 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Liberia
Left it: left office alive; read off the dates alone

President of Liberia

Liberia · the 20th of 35 dated reigns · 1848 – 2024

16 before

Garretson W. Gibson1900 – 1904

Arthur Barclay1904 – 1912

Daniel Edward Howard1912 – 1920

Charles D. B. King1920 – 1930

Edwin Barclay1930 – 1944

William Tubman1944 – 1971

William Tolbert1971 – 1980

12 after

killed, executed or dead in battledied in officeleft alive by a regular roadstill in officeending not on recordthis entry

Reigned 1920 – 1930 · 10 years · came to it aged 45

Came to it: elected
Left it: left office aliveread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1930; they died in 1961

King was Attorney General from 1904 until 1912, and Secretary of State of Liberia from 1912 until he was elected president in 1919.

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