Arthur Barclay
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15th President of Liberia
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| In office January 4, 1904 – January 1, 1912 |
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| Vice President(s) | J. J. Dossen |
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| Preceded by | Garretson W. Gibson |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Edward Howard |
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| Born | July 31, 1854 Bridgetown, Barbados |
| Political party | True Whig |
Arthur Barclay (1854–1938) was President of Liberia from 1904 to 1912.
Barclay was born on July 31, 1854 in Bridgetown, Barbados, and was educated in Liberia. Father to Anthony Barclay, who later served on the Liberian Supreme Court and Uncle to President Edwin Barclay. Arthur Barclay is also the grandfather to Mai Barclay Roberts, a noted member of the clergy and regarded as one of Liberia's most influential religious officials.
Arthur Barclay was the 14th President of Liberia, serving from November 4, 1904 until January 1, 1912, representing the True Whig Party. He had previously served as Secretary of the Treasury under his predecessor, Garretson W. Gibson.
In the late 1920s, he was a member of a League of Nations commission into the recruitment and selling of contract labour as slaves. The scandal, which caused much of the government to resign, ended with Arthur Barclay's nephew, secretary of state Edwin Barclay becoming president of Liberia.
Other members of the Barclay clan include:
- Marjorie Cooper,
- Elizabeth Cooper,
- Dr. Anthony Barclay,
- Dr. Edwin Murray Barclay,
- Gerald Barclay,
- Dr. Emanuel Barclay,
- Joseph B. Barclay,
- Wokie Mai Weah,
- Dr. Elizabeth Teeta Barclay,
- Malvina Barclay,
- Tony Barclay,
- Edwina Barclay,
- Lisa Greaves,
- Charles Benedict Roberts,
- Juanita Roberts Ramirez,
- Ida Johansson,
- Elise Cooper,
- Roland Cooper.
| Preceded by Garretson W. Gibson |
President of Liberia 1904–1912 |
Succeeded by Daniel E. Howard |
| Presidents of Liberia |  |
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| Joseph J. Roberts • Stephen Allen Benson • Daniel Bashiel Warner • James Spriggs Payne • Edward J. Roye • James Skivring Smith • Joseph J. Roberts • James Spriggs Payne • Anthony W. Gardiner • Alfred Francis Russell • Hilary R. W. Johnson • Joseph James Cheeseman • William D. Coleman • Garretson W. Gibson • Arthur Barclay • Daniel Edward Howard • Charles D.B. King • Edwin Barclay • William Tubman • William R. Tolbert, Jr. • Samuel Doe • Amos Sawyer† • David D. Kpormakpor† • Wilton G. S. Sankawulo† • Ruth Perry† • Charles G. Taylor • Moses Blah • Gyude Bryant† • Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf † denotes non-presidential head of state |
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