J. J. Dossen Politician

James Jenkins Dossen (c.1866 – August 17, 1924)) was a Liberian politician and jurist, serving as the Vice President of Liberia from 1906 to 1912 under President Arthur Barclay. He was elected president of the Liberia College in 1913, and associate judge of the Supreme Court of Liberia for 10 years, before holding the position of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia for 13 years. The J.J. Dossen Memorial Hospital in Harper, Maryland County, the only hospital in south-eastern Liberia, is named after him.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1886
Birth place
Liberia , Maryland County
Date of deathAugust 24, 1924
Place of death
Liberia , Monrovia

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Office holder

office
Vice President of Liberia
Chief Justice of Liberia
party
True Whig Party
president
successor
F. E. R. Johnson
Samuel George Harmon

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