Liberia Counties
Party abbreviations: LAP = Liberian Action Party; LPP = Liberian People's Party; NDP = National Democratic Party of Liberia; NPFL = National Patriotic Front of Liberia; NPP = National Patriotic Party (authoritarian); UP = Unity Party (centerist); Mil = Military; - Former parties: INPF = Independent National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL dissidents, Prince Johnson personalist); RP = Republican Party (democratic, 1867-1876); TWP = True Whig Party (always victorious 1878-1980, descendants of immigrants from the U.S. who had been slaves, est.1869) Counties Bomi 19 Mar 1984 Bomi County, spilt from Montserrado. Superintendents c.1980's J. Darkir Lasana c.1999 Alfred B. Anderson c.2003 Gbanja Gbor (acting) c.2004 - 2006 Haja Washington (f) 2006 - 2010 Mohammed Alieu Massaley Aug 2010 - Samuel Folley Brown Bong Adopted 29 Nov 1965 26 Jul 1964 Bong County, created from Central province. Superintendents 1964 - 1968 James Y. Gbarbeyeah (d. ....) 1968 - 1971 Augustus W. Korkoryah 1971 - 1976 Harry A. Greaves 1976 - 1980 Joseph A. Yorwatel 1980 - 1983 Bardeh B. Zaza 1983 Ayom Cassell 1983 - 1990 Venecious K. Vorkpor 1990 - 1994 John Nanjohn Suah 1994 - 1995 Charles K. Too (acting) 1995 - 1997 George S. Mulbah (b. 1965) 1997 A. Wonyon Kulah 1997 - 202 J. Fulton Dunbar 2002 - 2004 Aloysius Sackie Aug 2004 - 2006 Daniel F Weetol 2006 - 28 Jan 2011 Ranney Banama Jackson, Sr. (suspended Oct 2008 - Dec 2009) 2008 - 2009 Dan Hartzman (acting?) 28 Jan 2011 - Lucia F. Herbert (f) (b. 1966) (acting to 17 Mar 2011) Gbarpolu Jan 2001 Gbarpolu County, split from Lofa. Superintendents 2001 - 2006 William Seh 2006 - Gertrude T. Weah Lamine (f) Grand Bassa Adopted 29 Nov 1965 26 Jul 1847 Grand Bassa County Superintendents 1856 Anthony William Gardner (1st time) 1856 - 1860 .... 1860 - 1862 Anthony William Gardner (2nd time) 1862 - 1866 .... 1866 - 1872 Thomas Moore 1872 - 1876 J.D. Preston 1876 - 1877 Anthony William Gardner (3rd time) 1877 - 1879 .... 1879 - 1880 James Skivring Smith (1st time) (b. 1825 - d. 1884?) 1880 - 1883 .... 1883 - 1884 James Skivring Smith (2nd time) (s.a.) 1885 J.H. Fuller 1885 - 1888 .... 1888 - 1892 James Skivring Smith (3rd time) (s.a.) 1892 - 1896 C.C. Brown 1896 - 1900 Philip Tyler 1900 - 1904 Joseph D. Summerville (b. 1860 - d. ....) 1904 - 1908 D.T. Harris 1908 - 1912 Thomas Moore 1912 - 1920 J.T. Ennis 1920 - 1924 H.A. Page 1924 - 1927 James Skivring Smith, Jr. 1927 - 1930 James E. Smith 1930 - 1932 William Bryant 1932 - 1935 Thomas H. Greaves (1st time) 1935 - 1936 J.T. Ennis 1936 - 1943 Edward Lysander Dunn (1st time) 1943 - 1946 Thomas H. Greaves (2nd time) 1946 - 1948 Edward Lysander Dunn (2nd time) 1948 - 1952 Levi H. Martin 1952 - 1954 George Flamma Sherman 1954 - 1965 Joshua L. Harmon 1965 - 1970 Charles H. Williams 1970 - 1972 Lawrence E. Morgan 1972 - 1980 Joseph M.N. Gbadyu 1980 - 1986 John Y. Krakue 1986 - 1990 Thomas Johnson 1990 - 1997 .... 1997 - 1999 Grechin Martin-Johnson c.2004 - c.2005 Robert T. Vonyeegar .... - .... Blamoh Nelson .... - .... Nathaniel K. Innis (acting) (b. 1956) 2006 - Julia Duncan-Cassell (f) Grand Cape Mount
Adopted 29 Nov 1965 26 Jul 1847 Grand Cape Mount County Superintendents 1856 - 1860 Anthony David Williams, Sr. 1860 - 1861 R.L. Stryker c.1862 Thomas Hunter c.1868/69 Abram Blackford 1872 - 1873 Joseph W. Diggs (1st time) 1874 - 1874 Joseph W. Diggs (2nd time) c.1879 Joseph W. Diggs (3rd time) 1881 - 1889 Robert James Benjamin Watson (1st time) 1890 - 1891 Daniel Ware 1892 Jacob Hoff (1st time) 1892 - 1894 C. Willis Houston 1894 - 1896 Jacob Hoff (2nd time) 1897 - 1907 Robert James Benjamin Watson (2nd time) 1907 - 19.. Richard W.A. Gordon c.1918 - c.1924 Reginald A. Sherman 192. - 192. T. Elwood Davis (1st time) 1929 - 1933? Isaac A. David, Sr. (b. 1891 - d. 1946) c.1935 Charles H. Marshall 193. - 193. T. Elwood Davis (2nd time) 19.. - 1945 Julius C Johns 1945 - c.Jul 1951 Frank F. Gailor (1st time) 1953 - 1956 Frank F. Gailor (2nd time) c.1960 M. Fahnbulleh Jones John D. Gray Edward D.E. Hoff 1964 - 1970 John H. Harvey (b. 1913 - d. 1977) c.Aug 1971 - 1976 James W. Hunter c.1976 Abraham C. Jackson 1976 - 12 Apr 1980 Henry Boima Fahnbulleh, Sr. 1980 - 1986 John Hezekiah Bowen (b. 19.. - d. 2010) 1986 - 2004 .... 2004 - 2006 David Kiazolu 2006 - Catherine Watson-Khasu (f) Grand Gedeh Adopted 29 Nov 1965 26 Jul 1964 Grand Gedeh County (formerly Eastern province). Superintendents 26 Jul 1964 - 1971 Moses Poka Harris, Sr. (b. 1913 - d. 2003) 1971 - 1972 John G. Rancy 1972 - 1977 Albert T. White 1977 - 1978 T. Kudah Jarry 1978 - 1980 John Pehee Beh 1980 - 1983 Washington W. Garley 1983 - c.1985 Johnny G. Garley 19.. - 19.. Collins Teah 1997 - 2005? Ruth Milton (f) 2005 - 200. Brown Tardy 2006 - 2012 Christopher Beh Bailey 2008 Tarley Dweh (acting for Bailey) 2012 - Peter L. Solo Grand Kru 19 Jul 1984 Grand Kru County, split from Maryland. Superintendents 1980's Daniel B. Bedell 198. - 2006 .... Jan 2006 - Rosalind T. Sneh (f) Lofa
Adopted 29 Nov 1965 26 Jul 1964 Lofa County Superintendents 1964 - 1968 Robert H.Q. Kennedy, Sr. 1968 - 1972 Dominic D. Ballayan 1972 - 1976 Edward Sumo Jones 1976 - 1980 Thomas N. Brimah 1980 - 1982 Henry Marvie 1982 - 1983 John S. Acquoi 1983 - c.1990 Gayflor Y. Johnson c.1990 - 2006 .... Jan 2006 - Garlakpai Woizee Kortimai Margibi
13 Dec 1985 Margibi County, formed from parts of Montserrado. Superintendents 1980's Amos G. Bohn bf.2001 Samuel Napoleon Smith c.2005 - 200. Flasher Garjuan Chideryou (b. 1949) 2006 - Levi Z. Piah Maryland Adopted 29 Nov 1965 28 Feb 1857 Maryland County Superintendents 1857 - 1867 Joseph T. Gibson (b. 1823 - d. ....) 1867/69 Charles Harmon 18.. - 18.. James Benjamin Dennis (b. 1819 - d. ....) c.1870 Auburn Tuman c.1876 James A. Tuning 187. - 1879 Fletcher 1879 - 18.. Joseph P. Gibson c.1897 James W. Ashton 1907 - c.1909 F.O. Thorne c.1915 - c.1919 G.T. Brewer 1920 - 1928 Allen N. Yancy (b. 1881 - d. 19..) c.1934 - c.1940 Harold Fredericks 1944 - 1952 George Tillman Brewer, Sr. c.1955/57 W. Fred Gibson 19.. - 19.. S.R.N. Elliott c.1960 - 1963? Theo Milton c.1963 - 1967 J. Hilary Brewer 1967 - c.1969 James Daniel Anderson (1st time) c.1970 - 1971? John Dennis 1971 - 16 Jul 1977 James Daniel Anderson (2nd time) 16 Jul 1977 - 1978? Nathan Barnes (acting) 1978 - 1980 L. Cox 1980 - 1982 Jospeh D. Cooper 1982 Wamleh Elliot 1982 - 1992 .... c.1990 David Y. Mehn (or Hne) 1992 - 1994 Samuel Kwah Mensah (d. 1994) 1994 - 1997 .... 1997 - 1999 Victor Walker 1999 - c.2003 Horatio Dan Morias 200. - 200. Lancelot Clarke bf.2006 Sunny Toe Peter Apr 2006 - 2009 Sie Teba Neufville 2009 - J. Gbleh-bo Brown Montserrado Adopted 29 Nov 1965 26 Jul 1847 Montserrado County 1922 - 19 Jul 1973 Commonwealth District of Monrovia Superintendents of Montserrado 1870 - 1871 Hopkins W. Erskine 1871 Jacob M. Moore c.1892 Thomas C. Lomax 1900 - 1904 Daniel E. Howard (b. 1861 - d. 1935) 1904 - 1907 James A. Railey c.1916 James J. Morris Commissioners of Commonwealth District of Monrovia 1922 - 19.. J. Samuel Dennis 1920's Gabriel M. Johnson 19.. - 19.. James J. Minor 19.. - 19.. Jacob Samuel Melton c.1950 E.S. Freeman c.1954 P.C. Parker 1956 - 1969 Nathan C. Ross (b. 1916? - d. 2003) 1970 - 1973 Ellen A. Sandimanie (f) Superintendents of Montserrado 1971 - 1976 A.B. Anderson 1976 - 1980 Samuel N Smith 1980?- 1982 Sam Davies 1982 - Franklin G. Smith 1986 - 1991 Rupel E. Marshall, Sr. c.2002 Julius Parker c.2005 - 2006 Josephine George-Francis (f) Apr 2006 - May 2010 Nyenekon Beauty Snoh-Barcon (f) May 2010 - Grace Tee-Kpaan (f) Nimba Adopted 29 Nov 1965 .... Central Province 26 Jul 1964 Nimba County organized. Commissioners 1914 - 1917 Samuel Smith 1917 - 1918 Boimah Sandimani 1918 - 1922 A.R. Draper 1922 - 1928 David Carter 1928 Scott Montgomery 1928 - 1930 Samuel Gardner 1930 - 1931 Joseph Watson 1931 - 1932 J. Reeves 1932 - 1940 George Dunbar 1940 - 1941 E.C. Jones 1941 - 1942 J.K. Padmore 1942 - 1945 Oscar S. Norman 1945 - 1948 Stephen S. Togba 1948 - 1949 J. Marsh 1949 - 1950 J.S. Milton 1950 - 1951 Daniel T. Bropleh 1951 - 1952 Samuel T. Voker 1952 - 1960 Allen H. Williams 1960 - 1964 Charles H. Williams Superintendents 1964 - 1968 Gabriel G. Farngalo 1968 - 1972 Samuel T. Voker 1972 - 1974 David G. Dwanyen 1974 - 1977 David M. Toweh 1977 - 1980 Fulton J. Dunbar 1980 - 1981 Robert G. Saye (d. 1982) 1981 - 1983 Joseph N. Farngalo 1983 - 1986 Gondaa Walkie 1986 - 1990 Stephen Daniels 1990 Jackson J. Paye 1991 - 1993 Henry B. Barhn 1993 - 1994 Princeton Monmia 1994 - 1998 Edward K. Mineh 1998 - 1999 James D. Zota, Sr. 1999 - 2001 S. Yarloh Saywon 2001 - 2003 Rachel M. Yeaney (f) 2003 - 2006 Harrison S. Karnwea, Sr. 2006 - 2009 Robert S. Karmen 26 Sep 2009 - Edith Gongloe-Weh (f) River Cess
18 Apr 1985 River Cess County, split from Grand Bassa. Superintendents 1980's Jimmy Cooper c.1999 - c.2003 Jasper Ben 200. - 200. Jay Jonathan Banney Apr 2006 - Sep 2007 Francis S. Paye c.2008 - c.2009 B. Rancy Ziankahn 2009 - Wellington Geevon-Smith River Gee Jun 2000 River Gee County, split from Grand Gedeh. Superintendents 2000 - 2006 Christian Snorteh Chea 2006 - 2009 J. Karku Sampson Oct 2009 - Mar 2010 William Quaye Mar 2010 - Daniel Johnson Sinoe
Adopted 29 Nov 1965 26 Jul 1847 Sinoe County Superintendents 1847 - 1851 Richard E. Murray 1851 - 1853 Washington Moulton 1853 - 1858 Stephen H. Crayton 1858 - 1863 Chancy Curk 1863 - 1869 William McDonals 1869 - 1873 Henry W. Strawter 1873 - 1877 W.M. Witherspoon 1877 - 1885 John N. Lewis 1885 - 1890 Jacob J. Ross 1890 - 1892 John Hoff 1892 - 1894 J.K.P. Greene 1894 - 1896 B.W. Frazier 1896 - 1901 S.S. Raynes 1901 - 1906 Sheley R. Miller 1906 - 1912 H. Calvin Birch 1912 - 1916 Joseph J.W. Tones 1916 - 1919 Francis J. Grante 1919 - 1922 Clarence O. Tuning, Sr. 1922 - 1927 Samuel J. Grigsby 1927 - 1929 Isaac W. Roberts 1929 - 1932 Elkanah A. Monger 1932 - 1934 James W. Roberts 1934 - 1936 Stephen H. Dickerson 1936 - 1938 Samuel J.C. Davies 1938 - 1943 Thomas E. Cess Pelham 1943 - 1948 Thomas W. Draper 1948 - 1952 Harrison Grigsby 1952 - 1961 James Edward Greene 1961 - c.1966 Claudius Major c.1968/72 Perry Greene c.1976 Nelson Broderick Lewis 1976 - 1980 J. Dominique Bing 1980? - 1982 David T. Norman (or Nomo?) 1982 - 198. Samuel Bai Taylor 1985 - 19.. Joseph N. Douglas c.1999 - c.2002 Wilhemina Davis (f) 200. - 200. James Davies (b. 1947) Apr 2006 - 2009 Sylvester Grigsby 30 Oct 2009 - J. Milton Teahjay ©2009 Ben Cahoon |