Hilary R. W. Johnson

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11th President of Liberia
Hilary R. W. Johnson

In office January 7, 1884 – January 4, 1892
Vice President	Unknown
Preceded by	Alfred Francis Russell
Succeeded by	Joseph James Cheeseman

Born	1837
Died	1901
Political party	True Whig

Hilary Richard Wright Johnson (1837-1901) served as the 11th President of Liberia from 1884 to 1892. He was elected four times. He served as Secretary of State before his presidency.

He was the first Liberian president born in Africa. His father was Elijah Johnson, one of the original American settlers who founded the colony at Cape Mesurado. His son Frederick Eugene Richelieu Johnson was Liberia's longest serving Chief Justice.

In 1892 the French forced Liberia to cede to the Ivory Coast the area beyond Cape Palmas which Liberia had long controlled. President Johnson was responsible for this negotiation but retired before the treaty was signed.

Preceded by Alfred Francis Russell	President of Liberia 1884 – 1892	Succeeded by Joseph James Cheeseman

v • d • e Presidents of Liberia

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